You’ll Pay for a Delay
By Matt Fisher – The OCR did not wait long into 2017 to issue its first settlement for a HIPAA related breach. The honor for Presence Health came only nine days into the year.
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Securing Healthcare’s Move to the Cloud
By Susan Biddle – A hot topic in healthcare IT discussions these days is the inevitable move of secure data to the cloud, and for good reason. Providing medical care has truly become a consumer market for hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
My Advice to the Trump Administration
By John Halamka MD – As I’ve listened to the confirmation hearings for cabinet nominees, I’ve realized that no one with healthcare IT expertise has yet been identified by the transition team.
You’re Invited: Join Our Conversation about Learning Health Care Systems
By Andy Bindman MD – AHRQ is embarking on a journey to use research to support the transformation of health care organizations into learning health care systems. I’m convinced there is great potential for AHRQ.
Physician Needs And How Should Health IT Help?
By Abhinav Shashank – Physicians have been instrumental to the healthcare industry; and from their perspective, healthcare is changing rapidly. With several new legislations and continued technological developments might have confused providers.
HIE Rundown 1-20-17
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
One Last Look at 2016 in Healthcare and Health IT
Before the year gets away from us we wanted to take one last look back at 2016. What stood out and made healthcare and health IT highlights for the year? Here are some thoughts and musings from around the industry.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – Nov/Dec 2016
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of November & December.
Top 5 Reasons to Attend the Healthcare IT Marketing and PR Conference
Register today for #HITMC in Las Vegas starting April 5th. Take advantage of the advanced registration prices which have been extended through 1/17/17. Hope to see you there.