Should you Integrate your GRC Platform with your Back-End Systems?
By Grant Elliott – One of the key objectives when developing an effective security and compliance management program is to remain interdependent of core systems.
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You Received a Letter from OCR, Now What?
By Matt Fisher – At some point in time most group practices, hospitals or other provider organizations will receive a letter from the OCR. The letter will state that OCR received a complaint from a patient, employee or some other party with knowledge or information as to alleged acts at the healthcare organization.
HHS Announces Health Data Provenance Challenge Winners
Phase 2 winners of the “Oh the Places Data Goes: Health Data Provenance” Challenge were announced. Congratulations to 1UpHealth and RAIN Live Oak Technology.
Lessons from HIMSS18: The Need for Cloud, “Killer Apps’ and Connectivity
By Donald Voltz, MD – But Are They Already Here? In his HIMSS keynote address, Alphabet’s former executive chairman and now current technical advisor Eric Schmidt warned attendees that the “future of healthcare lies in the need for killer apps.”
Choosing an EHR for its Usability
By Bennett Lauber – The usability of the system is probably the most important factor in making an informed choice of which EHR to use for your practice. Most every bit of software says that it is easy to use, but how can you choose an EHR that is actually usable?
Visualized: Mashing up 2015 Edition Certification and Progress Attestation Requirements
By Steven Posnack, Dustin Charles, & Wes Barker – Have you ever wondered what a health IT developer’s share of meaningful use eligible hospitals looked like compared to its peers? How about the same for eligible clinicians under the QPP?
Bringing the Patient Voice to Evidence Generation: Patient Engagement in Disease Registries
By Dr. Arlene Bierman – We are only just beginning to harness the power of “real world data” to provide the evidence needed to improve health care quality, safety, and outcomes.
Precision Medicine Under the Microscope
Understanding how a person’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle can help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. We are on the beat to find and report just what is happening now in Precision Medicine.
CMS’ HIMSS18 Presentations Are Now Available on the CMS Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently participated in the 2018 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas from March 5-9, 2018. CMS has posted the presentations from HIMSS18.