Developing a Shared, Nationwide Roadmap for Interoperability
From the ONC Buzz By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC When we issued our interoperability vision paper,…
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2014 Clinical Quality Measures Electronic Reporting
CQM Electronic Reporting Guides for Eligible Professionals and Eligible Hospitals The following is email communication from CMS. Are you an eligible professional or eligible hospital…
PHI Safeguard Compliance Requirements for HIPAA/HITECH and MU – Part 2
PHI Compliance Requirements Webinar Questions/Answers – Part 2 On July 30, 2014 we hosted a webinar event with national HIPAA expert, Edward Jones, and sponsored…
Should Requirements Lead or Follow Capability?
Strict Standards for the Structure of Data William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author The…
Why is HIPAA So Often Used as an Excuse
Is It Really a Misunderstanding? By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher An increasing number of stories recently are casting light onto circumstances when HIPAA has…
The 2015 Draft Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule
How To Get Involved Submit Your Comments By Rod Baird Twitter: @rod99309 A few days before Independence Day, 2014, CMS invited the provider community to…
PHI Safeguard Compliance Requirements for HIPAA/HITECH and MU – Part 1
PHI Compliance Requirements Webinar Questions/Answers – Part 1 On July 30, 2014 we hosted a webinar event with national HIPAA expert, Edward Jones. The event…
HIE Rundown – 8/14/14
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
Buzzing Over Cerner Buying Health IT Unit of Siemens
Cerner, Siemens, Blue Shield CA, Anthem Blue Cross: What Happens Next? By Alan Portela, CEO of AirStrip Twitter: @AirStripmHealth The industry is buzzing over the…