Health Innovation

Health Innovation March 2, 2016

The Real HIPAA: Care Coordination, Care Planning, and Case Management Examples

By Lucia Savage & Aja Brooks – Welcome to the third blog post in our series. Blog #2 discussed how HIPAA supports interoperability, and discussed definitions of Treatment and Health Care Operations-functions for which HIPAA supports electronic exchange of health information. This blog post gives additional practical examples of exchange for Treatment and exchange for Health Care Operations. Let’s jump right in.

Health Innovation March 1, 2016

Security & Compliance are Executive Responsibilities

By Mike Semel – By the time you read the ransom note it is too late for your patients/clients, your organization’s reputation, and maybe your career. But it doesn’t have to be. You can deal with Security and Compliance at the executive level now, and invest adequate attention and resources.

Health Innovation March 1, 2016

4 Reasons the Best Health IT Pros Don’t Want to Work for You

By Tim Cannon – Health IT professionals are in high-demand, and the competition for talent is stiff. What’s worse, your talented pros are always on the lookout for new opportunities, leaving you with more health IT jobs to fill. But why are they leaving? And why can’t you get new talent to accept your offers? Here are some of the top things that drive talented health IT candidates away and how to fix them:

Health Innovation, HIMSS Annual Conference February 29, 2016

Even More Fun at HIMSS

It is that time of year again when you start planning out your week at HIMSS. Check out these giveaways and fun by exhibitors this year. And don’t forget to tweet when you go by the booth! See you there!

Health Innovation, HIMSS Annual Conference, Promoting Interoperability (PI) February 29, 2016

CMS Office Hours and Sessions at HIMSS16 at Booth 10309

Are you going to HIMSS16 this week? Attend CMS office hours at the CMS Booth #10309! You will have the opportunity to talk with CMS experts about the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Quality Measure Development and Reporting, and more.

Health Innovation, HIMSS Annual Conference February 25, 2016

What I’m Looking Forward to at #HIMSS16: Privacy and Security

By Matt Fisher – The 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference promises to showcase many new developments in the health IT field and highlight key areas of focus. In what will not likely be a surprise based on the focus of my blogging, I anticipate that privacy and security will be a primary focus.

Health Innovation, HIMSS Annual Conference February 24, 2016

Debuts and Announcements at #HIMSS16

With over 1300 vendors exhibiting at this year’s HIMSS, there will be more than any one person can take in during the five days. It has always been an opportunity for organizations to debut products and make major announcements. Here are some we have caught wind of.

Health Innovation, Promoting Interoperability (PI) February 24, 2016

View Updated FAQs on EHR Incentive Program

CMS has recently updated two FAQs that provide information on: hospital-based eligible professionals’ eligibility to receive incentive payments from the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and eligible hospitals’ requirements for meeting the specialized registry objective.

Health Innovation, HITECH Updates, News, Promoting Interoperability (PI) February 23, 2016

CMS Updates Attestation System with Fix

CMS shut down the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System to correct an error that is preventing eligible professionals (EPs) from claiming an exclusion for Measure 1 of the Patient Electronic Access Objective (referred to as 8A in the attestation system).

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