ONC Upcoming Webinars
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Compliance and Security of PHI Build a Trustworthy Framework in Healthcare
By Lee Barrett – Some say there’s nothing like a little controversy to spark interest in your organization. Others say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Call me old fashioned, but I contend, in healthcare, being featured on the Office for Civil Rights’ Wall of Shame or plastered on a news headline about a breach of personal health information (PHI) bad publicity, bad business and bad medicine.
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner Resigns
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will leave her post at the end of February. Number 2 at CMS, Andy Slavitt will be the interim Administrator
Google Joins PwC Team in Bid for DOD EHR Contract
PwC US announced Google Inc. is a part of the PwC team in the bid for the Department of Defense (D0D) Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) contract.
Reigniting ICD-10 Momentum in Your Organization
By Summer Humphreys – Now that Congress has rejected requests to delay ICD-10, it’s time to get on the bandwagon or risk significant financial implications. ICD-10 touches virtually every aspect of your organization’s processes and systems, and failure to prepare and comply with the mandate will have a significant impact on your reimbursements.
Robust Technology Platforms and Medicare Home Health Providers
By Russel S. Krengel – The home care industry, in its various forms, represents an $82 billion market with a population of potential customers that is growing by the minute. In fact, within the next five years, 20 percent of Americans will be eligible for Medicare services and many of them will avail themselves of home health services that will be funded by Medicare.
Health IT Business News – Thursday, January 15, 2015
Read up on the latest business news on health IT vendors. Analytics, BI and Data warehousing company, Health Catalyst, has been recognized by KLAS for its “innovative approach to analytics,” speedy implementations and proactive customer support.
2015 ONC Annual Meeting
Online registration for the 2015 ONC Annual Meeting closes Friday January 16, so register today! We look forward to seeing you here in Washington, DC in just a few short weeks at the 2015 ONC Annual Meeting: Interoperable Health IT for a Healthy Nation.
Mounting Efforts to Delay ICD-10 Go Down Swinging
By Chuck Buck – Despite a significant lobbying effort mounted by a small but very vocal minority within the healthcare industry, the implementation of ICD-10 is expected to proceed without further delay. The failed push marked a third attempt to delay the Oct. 1, 2015 ICD-10 implementation deadline well into 2017.