Health IT Business News Recap – March 24, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News HIMSS13 is the conference that just keeps giving. Held earlier this month in New Orleans, the conference gave us…
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Congressional Hearings On Potential Regulations of Mobile Apps Conclude
Coverage of Testimony at Three Days of Hearings The Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) has concluded three days of hearings discussing the role of…
Health IT Resources and Downloads for Your Digital Reader
Health IT References and White Papers Worthy of a Read The Internet is great for looking up and getting answers on the spot. The Internet…
Will HIPAA Omnibus’s Impermissible Disclosure and Use Standards Complicate Your Compliance Efforts?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Omnibus Rules, released in January 2013, will dramatically affect how you manage and deal with the impermissible disclosure…
Hospital Collaborative Releases Findings on National Performance Metrics
QUEST Collaborative Year 4 Findings Released Hospitals nationwide could save 950,000 lives and approximately $93 billion over five years by replicating practices achieved by a…
Recent Survey Explores EHR Implementation Concerns, Offers Solutions
Obstacles, Best Practices to Ensure EHR Implementation Success By Von Baker, practice director for healthcare services at TEKsystems With recent federal legislation supporting government investment…
CDC Hosts Calls for EHR Vendors on Cancer Reporting in Stage 2
CDC and Public Health Objective of Cancer Reporting Stage 2 Eligible Professional Meaningful Use Menu Set Measures Measure #5 requires EPs to have the capability…
Industry Executives Weigh In on Health IT Issues at HIMSS13
Hear what industry leaders have to say about the state of Health IT HIMSS 2013 may have come and gone but HIMSS Highlights live on….
HRSA Holds Next Health IT Webinar on Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Decision Support in Health IT The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services (HHS) with a…