Protecting and Securing ePHI a Top Priority
Preventive Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Fighting bugs and viruses of a different sort David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile The doctor’s office…
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DoD, VA Recommit to Joint EHR System
DoD, VA reiterate commitment to iEHR — again Tom Sullivan Editor at Government Health IT Twitter: @GovHITEditor After a morning of Congressional tongue-lashings Wednesday during a House…
Technological Advances, Patient-centered Care To Reduce Hospital Falls
Needing Better Technology for Unitentional Injuries David Condra Amplion Clinical Communications Hospitals nationwide are making efforts to reduce the rates of patient falls, and we as…
New Collaboration Looks to Enhance Health IT Online Community
HealthITxChange, EMRapproved Partner to Share Health IT Resources The HealthITxChange is a nonprofit initiative that brings healthcare provider and health IT professionals together to share best practices….
HRSA Establishes $4.5M Grant Program to Aid Rural Health IT Workforce
Program Supports Health IT Workforce Training and Development The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services (HHS)…
New Work Group Established to Support White House Cybersecurity Executive Order
Industry and Government Already Benefiting from Cybersecurity Collaboration The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced last week the establishment of a new working group to support the White…
CMS to Hold ICD-10 Update Meeting
Live Stream ICD-10 Update Meeting on March 5 The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee will hold an ICD-10 Update meeting on Tuesday, March 5 from 9 am–5 pm…
Health IT as an Ultra Large-Scale System
Dr. Doug Fridsma /Â Chief Science Officer and Director, Office of Science & Technology .. This week I want to discuss a technical report that was…
ECRI Institute Report Asks ‘How Safe Is Your EHR?’
Latest ECRI Institute Report Names Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)Â is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research…