Stage 1 Meaningful Use and EHR implementation
Our HITECH Answers website went live in April 2009, a mere six weeks after the passing of the HITECH Act. From the start, our goal…
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HIPAA Security Standards — Missing the Boat…?
HIPAA Security Rule Feisal Nanji Executive Director, Techumen LLC. feisal@techumen.com. The HITECH act of Feb 2009 and subsequently the Health Care Reform act of 2010…
Cloud Computing and Meaningful Use
Cloud Computing and Achieving Meaningful Use William “Buddy” Gillespie VP & CTO of WellSpan Health wgillespie@wellspan.org The race is on for healthcare providers to achieve…
HIPAA Compliance Assessment vs. Risk Analysis
HIPAA Compliance Assessment vs. HIPAA Risk Analysis Bob Chaput HIPAA-HITECH Data Security and Privacy Expert HIPAA HITECH Compliance Advisors and Data Mountain …. The Compliance assessment? Risk…
HIPAA Security Final Rule
HIPAA Security Final Rule and Meaningful Use Bob Chaput HIPAA-HITECH Data Security and Privacy Expert HIPAA HITECH Compliance Advisors and Data Mountain …. Meeting Meaningful…
Exceptions to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives
Exceptions to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives Here are five (not all) exceptions to the rule for Stage 1 Meaningful use objectives. Core Objective: Use…
EHR Tool – Meaningful Use Requirements
The release of CMS’ Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on December 30, 2009 defined meaningful use and proposed the objectives and measures eligible providers…
Core competencies of meaningful use
Core Competencies of Meaningful Use William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Although many…
HIPAA Business Associates and now Subcontractors – A Big Heads Up!
HIPAA Business Associates and HIPAA Compliance Whew! Nothing like a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) from Health and Human Services (HHS) to send the…