By Steve Spearman – This past summer, the state of Colorado’s Medicaid program, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), accidentally sent letters containing PHI to the wrong addresses, affecting individuals from 1,069 households.
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The New Hampshire Health Information Organization (NHHIO) is a non-profit organization created by New Hampshire legislation to run the statewide health information exchange (HIE). Their aim is to collaborate with hospitals, physicians, community health centers, long term care providers, home care providers and other clinicians involved in healthcare delivery.
Registration is now open for WEDI-Con 2015, October 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Reston, VA. Join hundreds of your peers for this four-day event to share successful best practices for healthcare privacy and security, transactions and emerging industry trends.
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 thought on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of August.
By Debra Harris – Without proper staff training and education, an electronic health record (EHR) implementation can cause more challenges than benefits for your organization. But this doesn’t need to be the case if you take a few strategic steps when prepping and training your staff.
By Barry P. Chaiken MD, MPH – Opentable. TripAdvisor. Angie’s List. Healthgrades. No person or organization maintains immunity from scrutiny by consumers. Although reviews can deliver either positive words or embarrassing comments, they surely capture the attention of both the reviewer and the reviewed.
HFMA’s Revenue Cycle Conference (MAP Event) is developed for employees of provider organizations including executives, key staff from patient access and patient financial services. Register today for this event on October 25-27 in Fort Lauderdale.
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – July.
As the next phase of health reform is implemented across the country there exists an unprecedented opportunity for industry transformation as integrated health systems, payers and physician groups continue to adopt and evolve Accountable Care models and participate in value based purchasing initiatives.