Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – Nov/Dec 2016
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 November & December.
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Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – October 2016
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 October.
Health IT Outsourcing: 8 Essentials in Managing its HIPAA Risks
By D’Arcy Gue – A record number of hospitals have look into or signed IT outsourcing contracts this year. A Black Book study says hospital CFOs and CIOs are collaborating with external service providers to resolve bottom line pressures.
Are You Maximizing EHR Value by Minimizing Costs?
By D’Arcy Gue – Most of the time, discussions about behavioral health EHR costs focus almost exclusively on the actual outlay for the system, implementation and ongoing maintenance. Maybe hardware is also included when the behavioral health hospital in question doesn’t have the requisite foundation.
When BAs Get Hit with HIPAA Penalties – Providers Beware
By D’Arcy Gue – A HIPAA-related bomb hit the healthcare industry this summer. The Office of Civil Rights slapped a landmark penalty on a business associate to the tune of $650,000. This was the first ever penalty on a business associate.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – September 2016
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 September.
Yes, you can get ROI from a good behavioral health EHR, even without Meaningful Use
By D’Arcy Gue – No, there is no Meaningful Use for behavioral health hospitals, and yes, some mental health clinicians remain skeptical about the proposed value of EHRs.
VistA Retains Top Spot in Most Recent Medscape EHR Survey
By D’Arcy Gue – Back in 2014, when Medscape last asked physicians how they felt about their EHRs, the overall winner was the VA’s Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), the core patient record component of the broader VistA system.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – August 2016
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. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of August.