This Week in #HealthIT
The week of November 9, 2015. Our highlights include news, conferences, health and wellness, new buzzwords, and most popular guest post from our sites.
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States Revisit Insurer Benefit Requirements
By Justin Giovannelli, JoAnn Volk, Kevin Lucia, Ashley Williams & Kayla Connor – The promise of the Affordable Care Act was not just to broaden access to health insurance, but also to enable more Americans to have coverage they could count on if they became sick.
HIE Rundown 11-12-15
Health information exchange is happening all around. This week’s HIE rundown includes: Coordinated Care Oklahoma partners with Kno2, HealthGrid introduces industry’s first M-Health CRM platform, & iSpecimen and the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) announce novel program to support medical research.
Global Survey Reveals Half of all CIOs Transitioning to Internal Service Provider Model
By Vince DeLuca – It’s no surprise that Shadow IT continues to create headaches for corporate IT professionals, but a new study, which polled more than 400 CIOs worldwide, delves much deeper into this problem and the solution that top IT pros worldwide are fast embracing.
News & Updates From CMS
CMS is reporting these events, updates and deadlines for providers and hospitals. These items focus on the agency’s EHR Incentive programs as well as their eHealth and health IT programs and initiatives. All eyes still on ICD-10 claims this week.
What Closing the HIPAA Gaps Means for the Future of Healthcare Privacy
By Kirk J Nahra – By now, most people have felt the effects of the HIPAA Privacy Rule (from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). HIPAA has set the primary standard for the privacy of healthcare information in the United States since the rule went into effect in 2003.
This Week in #HealthIT
The week of November 2, 2015. Our highlights include news, conferences, and most popular guest post from our sites.
3rd Annual mHealth Summit Life Sciences Roundtable
The 3rd annual mHealth Summit Life Sciences Roundtable is a cross-stakeholder forum dedicated to an open exchange of insights for advancing outcomes-driven mobile and connected health strategies and reducing barriers to adoption.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report September 2015
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report in September. Active registrants total over a half a million.