Health IT Business News Recap – March 3, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News At long last HIMSS13 is here. While you’re reading this post I’m probably on a plane, making my way…
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Intermountain, Deloitte Forge Alliance Around Big Data and Analytics
Unlocking the Power of Big Data to Reduce Cost, Improve Outcomes In a move that will help accelerate the transformation of U.S. health care around…
Guest Contributors Exhibiting at HIMSS 13
HITECH Answers Guest Contributors at HIMSS HIMSS 13 is finally here and starts this weekend. This year’s venue is the Big Easy, New Orleans. Get…
Protecting and Securing ePHI a Top Priority
Preventive Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Fighting bugs and viruses of a different sort David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile The doctor’s office…
Kaiser Permanente Examines Gaps in How Physicians, Media, Policymakers Talk About Health
Analysis of  over 2 million Tweets highlights approach to health care Kaiser Permanente has released the results of a new data analysis focused on how physicians,…
ONC Launches Stage 2 Meaningful Use Interoperability Online Course
Stage 2 Meaningful and Interoperability Course The State HIE Program Policy Office and the Regional Extension Center Program have released Interoperability Basics, a 75 minute online…
Meaningful Use Attestation Does Not Satisfy PQRS Requirements
Lack of alignment in Meaningful Use and PQRS Confusing There is some confusion in medical practices about whether Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) requirements are…
New Work Group Established to Support White House Cybersecurity Executive Order
Industry and Government Already Benefiting from Cybersecurity Collaboration The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced last week the establishment of a new working group to support the White…
HRSA Establishes $4.5M Grant Program to Aid Rural Health IT Workforce
Program Supports Health IT Workforce Training and Development The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services (HHS)…