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…
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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…
Download an EHR Criteria Checklist
Now that the Stage 1 meaningful use final rules have been published, the objectives and measures have been set. Eligible Professionals must become meaningful users…
HIPAA proposed modifications released
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
6 Myths Surrounding ARRA/HITECH EHR Incentives
The following is a guest post provided by Jim Tate, Founder of EMR Advocate and a contributing expert for HITECH Answers. In a time when hospitals and…
Is your copier a HIPAA security hole?
One of the areas we continually monitor here at HITECH Answers is HIPAA. We have added a new resource to our HIPAA page – HIPAA…
HIPAA Security and Laptop Theft
The following guest post is provided by Bob Chaput, President of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, disaster recovery and data protection services firm. HITECH…
Hospital based physicians get new definition for HITECH incentives
HR 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 was signed into law in April. It extends unemployment benefits, delays Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians, and…