National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
People who know me know that I love football. Glued to the TV this past weekend, I was thrilled by my fantasy football team’s performance…
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Recovery Room – 10/4/10
Just a short few weeks since the ONC named the first three ATCBs for certifying EHR technology, CCHIT and Drummond have given the thumbs up…
House panel hearing on Meaningful Use
The House Science and Technology Committee’s Technology and Innovation Subcommittee will conduct a hearing this Thursday the 30th on Standards for Health IT: Meaningful Use…
Recovery Room – 9/16/10
The ONC received an unexpected application from WenoHealthcare to become an authorized testing and certification body (ONC-ATCB). Weno has stated they are accepting early applications…
Enrollment Workgroup soliciting comments
In March of 2010 the Affordable Care Act was enacted. The Act asks the HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees to come up with a…
HIPAA final rule goes back to the drawing board
August 24, 2009, HHS issued the Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule. The rule requires certain health care facilities to notify…
EmpowHER’s 1000 Women Campaign
Every once in a while, we take a post-break from the HITECH Act, meaningful use, HIPAA and other HIT related issues to focus attention on topics near…
Final Rules Published
The CMS and ONC final rules were released last week and published in the federal register yesterday, July 28th. The CMS final rule defines meaningful use and the…
HIPAA Resources to Help Stay Informed
A key role at HITECH Answers is to monitor breaking news and information on the subject matters we cover. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…