Day 1 – Let Our 12 Days of Christmas Posts Begin!
Today marks the start of our annual line up of 12 Days of Christmas Posts. From now through December 25th we’ll be featuring all of…
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The Tyranny of the MIPS Composite Score Part Deux
By Jim Tate – My dear departed Mother was a spiritualist. While the kids next door were playing Monopoly my siblings and I were being tutored in the finer aspects of the Ouija board.
Seeing Patients as People: Creating Clinically Relevant Social Insights Part I
By Sarianne Gruber – Mandi Bishop prefers to be called the Chief Evangelist rather than the Chief Executive Officer. Her new start-up, Aloha Health, launched this past July and she is making considerable traction.
Focus on HIPAA Compliance as the OCR Targets Smaller Breaches
By Lisa Eramo – In the coming months, physician practices may find themselves thrust into the HIPAA spotlight thanks to an Office for Civil Rights’ email announcement in August that it would soon target data breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals.
Acute vs. Ambulatory Patient Care During a Migration Cutover
By Kristie Mitchell – Do you want to minimize disruption in your data migration cutover? Thorough planning is key. Considerations? Since not every cutover is identical, it is important to personalize each one to the unique characteristics of the organization.
The Cures Act and Software
By William Hyman – The current version of the 21st Century Cures Act, which has been around in various forms since 2014, passed the House on November 25th and passage in the Senate is expected.
Push Comes to Shove in the World of Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate – The move toward an interoperable electronic health care data system has been stimulated by a system of incentives, penalties and pay adjustments for providers.
OCR’s HIPAA Audits – They’re Here and They’re Tough
By Chris Apgar – The Office of Civil Rights is in the midst of the latest round of HIPAA audits. If your organization is a business associate (BA) or a covered entity (CE) and it’s not already prepared, you have a challenge facing you.
HIE Rundown 12-02-16
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.