Medical Data: Why the FBI Says Hackers Are Targeting EHRs Now
Why Would Hackers be Interested in Medical Data? By Edward Keiper, President and CEO of Velocity No doubt, security is always a top concern when handling…
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Veterans Affairs Selects ASM Research to Modernize EHRs
VistA Core Project ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, has been awarded a three-year, $162 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
Three Strategies to Avoid a Data Migration Disaster when Switching EHRs
Making an EHR Switch? Plan Your Data Migration By Sean West, VP & GM, HealthPort Data Conversion Services EHR replacement is on the rise. According…
Interactive Tool to Help Providers Understand 2014 CEHRT NPRM
EHR Certification Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The following is correspondence from CMS and ONC. In May 2014, CMS released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)…
HHS Launches Challenge to Improve Hypertension Through Health IT
ONC and Million Hearts Challenge Looking for New CDS Tools The following is a press release from HHS. In an effort to help clinical practices use…
A 4-Step Approach to Interoperability
Real-Time Data Must Simultaneously be Pushed and Pulled in the Right Ways By Brian Ahier, Director of standards and government affairs, and Ashish Shah, Chief…
5 Strategies to Engage Physicians in Clinical Documentation Improvement Initiatives
Five Key Components for Building CDI Programs By Wendy Vincent, National Practice Director, Strategic Advisory Group, Beacon Partners Twitter: @BeaconPartners According to a 2014 survey by…
Behavioral Health Data Exchange
Coalition of States, ONC & SAMHSA Successfully Piloted By John Rancourt/ Public Health Analyst, Office of Health Information Exchange , and H. Westley Clark, MD,…
New Telemedicine Guidelines
Stress Importance of Patient Safety By Roger Downey, Communications Manager, GlobalMed Twitter: @GlobalMed_USA Both the Federation of State Medical Boards and the American Medical Association…