Health IT Digest Featuring Meaningful Use, Patient Portals, HIPAA, Stage 2 CQMs
This week’s posts include Patient Portals in Stage 2 Meaningful Use and more Patient Portals a Necessity for Stage 2 Meaningful Use The release of…
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Future of Informatics
Implementation to Analytics: Future Work of Informatics William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor I am occasionally asked whether the work of…
3rd Annual Health Data Initiative Forum Health Datapalooza
Health Datapalooza 2012 The ONC has announced the 3rd Annual Health Data Initiative Forum or also known as Health Datapalooza 2012. This year’s Health Datapalooza will…
NwHIN Moving to Public-Private Model
Transformation of NwHIN by Fall of 2012 The ONC has defined the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) as “the set of standards, services and policies…
Enforcement of HIPAA 5010 Extended to June 30
CMS Delays HIPAA 5010 Transaction Standards CMS has announced a delay in the enforcement for updated HIPAA transaction standards ASC X12 Ver 5010 and NCPDP…
Todd Park Moves to New CTO Position
Todd Park Appointment to Federal CTO We have followed Todd Park now since he cashed in his millions and accepted the challenge to help HHS…
Safeguarding Health Information in Mobile Devices
ONC and HHS Privacy and Security Mobile Device Project The current Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan outlines the nation’s strategy for the health IT…
Delaying ICD-10
ICD-10 Compliance Date in Question On February 16th Secretary Sebilus of HHS announced they will “initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain…
Role of the PHR in Interacting with the Healthcare System
The Optimal PHR William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Blog: Informatics Professor I…