A Look Back on Health IT in 2017
By Mobile Health Matters – 2017 was a roller-coaster ride for healthcare, marked by exciting innovation, damaging cyberattacks, periods of lulls and disruptive change.
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Paying for a HIPAA Breach: Cyber Insurance Covering
By Matt Fisher – A $2.3 million HIPAA settlement by 21st Century Oncology from mid-December 2017 seemed to mostly fly under the radar. A combination of events seems to have helped push the low profile.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – December 2017
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of December that we think deserve sharing again.
If We Keep Saying It Is Good Will That Make It Good
By William Hyman – Many initiatives, especially ones that are made mandatory, follow a similar pattern of hype. In our arena we see this in the adoption of EMRs. the establishment of HIEs, and the incorporation of AI.
6 Practical Tech Gadgets For Medical Professionals
By Kayla Matthews – Options for treating patients and helping them stay healthy are rapidly evolving, and improved technology is largely responsible for making that the case. Some of the available offerings could forever change how patients and physicians interact with each other.
5 Key Updates by CMS for MIPS Performance Year 2018
By Anshu Jindal – Holiday times are over. 2018 is here and it brings a flurry of activity with it. It is time for 2017 MIPS data submissions, and start off the second year of MIPS on the right foot.
FDA and Digital Health Regulation
By David Harlow – The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues.
Provide Better, Faster Patient Care While Also Driving Revenue on CTO Talk
By Matt Ferrari – In episode three of my HealthcareNOW Radio show, “CTO Talk” I have the pleasure of sharing some time with Scott Maurice, the co-founder and managing partner of Avail Partners.
MACRA – MIPS: Privilege and the Zero-Sum Game
By Jim Tate – Over the holidays I have been thinking a lot about the MACRA & MIPS program. Maybe too much. Something about it doesn’t sit right with me. I have had a nagging sense that there was a flaw in the program.