Berwick appointed head of CMS
Dr. Donald Berwick, president and CEO of Cambridge, MA based Institute for Healthcare Improvement has been appointed by Obama to head up the CMS. President…
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HIPAA proposed modifications released
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
HIPAA fines realized
HIT me with your best shot A weekly post by Wm. T. Oravecz WTO-Associates LLC This week, here in my State of Connecticut, our Attorney General,…
ONC Workforce Development Program – Part 2
Highlights from the Informatics Professor HITECH Answers is pleased to have William Hersh, MD on board as an expert contributor to our blog. Dr. Hersh is a…
ONC Workforce Development Program – Part 1
Highlights from the Informatics Professor HITECH Answers is pleased to have William Hersh, MD on board as an expert contributor to our blog. Dr. Hersh is a…
Friday at Five – 7/2/10
Join us every Friday at Five for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week in anticipation of the…
EHRs and the role of the FDA
By Wm. T. Oravecz WTO-Associates LLC What’s the fuss? iHealthBeat has posted a Special Report this month headlined “Health IT Policy Committee Debates Role of…
What are the Odds?
The final rules for meaningful use and the CMS incentive programs will be released shortly. So what are the odds that we will see any…
EHR implementation survey results
Last week we asked our HITECH Answers audience to participate in an informal benchmarking survey to gauge where various groups stand in EHR implementation efforts. Click…