HIMSS Hosts Virtual Event on ICD-10 Testing and Transition
ICD-10: The National Pilot Program The ICD-10 compliance is a year and a half away. Now is the time healthcare providers must prepare to meet…
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HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Goes Into Effect
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
EU and US Step Up Cooperation in eHealth and Health IT
Collaboration To Focus on International Standards and Workforce The European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States…
FDA to Release Mobile Health Application Guidance
Final Mobile Health Guide Expected by Oct. 1 Last week the Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) concluded three days of hearings discussing the role…
Health IT Resources and Downloads for Your Digital Reader
Health IT References and White Papers Worthy of a Read The Internet is great for looking up and getting answers on the spot. The Internet…
Recent Survey Explores EHR Implementation Concerns, Offers Solutions
Obstacles, Best Practices to Ensure EHR Implementation Success By Von Baker, practice director for healthcare services at TEKsystems With recent federal legislation supporting government investment…
Will HIPAA Omnibus’s Impermissible Disclosure and Use Standards Complicate Your Compliance Efforts?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Omnibus Rules, released in January 2013, will dramatically affect how you manage and deal with the impermissible disclosure…
Limitations of Medical Device Data Systems as a Feeder of an EHR
EHR Meets MDDS COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu With the exception of imaging and lab results, the EHR…
HRSA Holds Next Health IT Webinar on Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Decision Support in Health IT The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services (HHS) with a…