HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Goes Into Effect
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
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ONC Issues New Whitepaper on Meaningful Use Core Measure 3
Latest Updates from ONC on HealthIT.gov The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released a new white paper giving details on Meaningful…
CCHIT Launches HIE Compliance Testing and Certification Program
CCHIT Announces HIE Certification Pilot Program at HIMSS13 CHICAGO – Today, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is announcing the opening of the pilot…
Where Does Talent Management Fit Into Healthcare?
Time to Elevate Talent Management from Tactical to Strategic By J.P. Fingado API Healthcare At the core of every healthcare business strategy is the basic…
New Report Looks at Health Information Exchange Staffing Needs
Little Attention to Date on Meeting Hiring Demands of Health Information Exchanges The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and HIMSS have created a collaborative…
HIPAA Omnibus Ushers In Compliance Changes and Challenges
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Brings Sweeping Changes It has been ten days since the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights…
ICD-10 Will Have Huge Impact on Health Information Management Industry
2013 a Year of Re-tooling for Health Information Management Planning The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here; the transition to ICD-10 compliance looms. What is…
Fiscal Cliff Package Effects on Healthcare
Healthcare Impact of the “Fiscal Cliff” Deal Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted by 257-167, with 172 Democratic votes and only 85…
HHS 2012: Year in Review
2012: A Year in Review In 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continued its work to improve the health and well-being of…