Articles by Roberta Mullin


More EHR Audits Planned for 2015

More EHR audits are on the way. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will continue to pay closer attention to the healthcare industry’s use of electronic health records–in particular HIPAA security, EHR incentive payments and fraud, according to the office’s recently released 2015 work plan.






ECRI Institute Issues Ebola Readiness Survey

The ECRI institute has released a survey to gauge the preparedness level of hospitals in fighting and managing Ebola. The survey results will be presented at an ECRI web conference on December 3 at 2:30 ET. Identities of survey respondents will be kept confidential.