One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. We publish at least eleven guest posts a week now, on our three sites. In case you missed some, here are the top ten read and shared guest posts in the month of January. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
2018: Shifting Healthcare’s Mindset to the Mobile Patient
By Nancy Pratt, Chief Operating Officer, AirStrip
Twitter: @AirStripmHealth
This past year, 2017, has been a challenging year for many industries, and healthcare is certainly no exception. Not only are there major challenges connected to an increasingly aging population and outdated healthcare infrastructure, but the industry is also adapting to the policies associated with a new presidential administration. While technology will continue to be a key part of the future of healthcare, one of the biggest changes will be a shift in mindset from mobile technology to mobile patients. Continue reading on HealthDataAnswers.net…
Allscripts Suffers Ransomware Attack: Recovery Underway
By Art Gross, President and CEO, HIPAA Secure Now!
Twitter: @HIPAASecureNow
Billion-dollar electronic health record (EHR) company Allscripts has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, which began on Thursday, January 18 around 2:00 a.m. EST. By 6:00 a.m. EST, the ransomware attack was full-blown requiring Microsoft and Cisco’s incident response teams to be called upon for assistance. An article on CSO explores the attack which is still undergoing recovery efforts. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Blockchain, AI and Virtual Care — Buckle Up, Healthcare Tech is Taking off in 2018
Dr. Nick van Terheyden, CMO, BaseHealth
Twitter: @drnic1
Technology continues to move at an exponential pace, leaving virtually no industry untouched. Healthcare is no exception — the technological progress in this space is offering incredible opportunities to improve the health of our population, reduce costs and extend the capabilities of our limited skilled clinical resources. So, what’s next? There are three specific areas I predict will have a significant impact on the healthcare world in 2018: security, data and virtual care. Continue reading on HealthDataAnswers.net…
Paying for a HIPAA Breach: Cyber Insurance Covering
By Matt Fisher, Attorney and chair of the Health Law Group at Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP.
Twitter: @matt_r_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, namely lack of an announcement by the Office for Civil Rights and an unfamiliar venue for approving the settlement, Bankruptcy Court. Instead of an OCR press release, the settlement was buried in a Department of Justice press release, since 21st Century Oncology also settled major fraud allegations. As a result, the fraud took the headlines. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
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5 Key Updates by CMS for MIPS Performance Year 2018
By Anshu Jindal, COO, MyMipsScore
Twitter: @MyMipsScore
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. CMS was hard at work churning out multiple updates last two weeks to help us get ready for both. In this post, we focus on the five of the key MIPS updates that CMS recently released. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Virtual Care: Telehealth’s New Value Proposition
By Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi
Twitter: @SynziCare
Twitter: @lee_a_horner
Many providers are still wary of telehealth, as they are of any tool or technology that will require them to practice differently. However, emerging technology which does not require providers to alter their workflows are revealing a totally new value proposition that could rapidly accelerate its adoption across the U.S. Virtual care platforms are the answer to enhancing the timing and quality of care delivery. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
New Steps to Facilitate Beneficial Medical Device Innovation
By Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., Director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Twitter: @US_FDA
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has committed to several new policies that will modernize the agency’s approach to regulation in the medical device system. For instance, we announced our intention to propose an alternate approach to the traditional 510(k) clearance process, which will involve the use of modern, science-based, consensus standards and FDA-developed performance criteria as the comparator for device review for certain well-understood technologies. FDA currently compares new devices to predicate devices that can in many cases be as much as 40 years old. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
A Look Back on Health IT in 2017
By Mobile Health Matters
Twitter: @AirStripmHealth
2017 was a roller-coaster ride for healthcare, marked by exciting innovation, damaging cyberattacks, periods of lulls and disruptive change. As we enter a new year, it is important to celebrate the industry’s successes in 2017, and reflect on the ways these changes, incidents, and regulations both pushed health IT forward and established a foundation for 2018. From the consumerization of healthcare, to the implications of a changing reimbursement structure, to increases in health IT M&A, here is what three AirStrip executives and consultants identified as the most impactful change in health IT last year: Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
6 Practical Tech Gadgets For Medical Professionals
By Kayla Matthews, HealthIT writer and technology enthusiast, Tech Blog
Twitter: @ProductiBytes
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. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
PAW’s Predictions on the Not So Easy World of Analytics
By Sarianne Gruber
Twitter: @subtleimpact
Welcome to 2018! This year Predictive Analytics World (PAW) wants to know in the world of analytics and healthcare “Is there an ‘Easy Button’ for Analytics?” PAW moderator Jeff Deal, VP Operations for Elder Research recalled the slogan “that was easy” from the popular commercial expressing how easy it was to buy office supplies. “Easy in analytics takes on a whole new meaning. It is never going to be like buying office supplies or installing Microsoft Office. Has bringing analytics to healthcare has it gotten any easier than 5 to 10 years ago? Are we making progress in automating the analytic industry?” posed Deal to three distinguished panelists. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
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