2nd Day Brings Us Two Twitter Doves
On day two of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we turn to Twitter. What would our year have looked like without Twitter? Our version of an alternate ending to It’s a Wonderful Life?
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What Is A Medical Grade Computer?
Technology is always changing in the medical industry. New medical devices, drugs, and techniques are constantly emerging. Not all innovations lead to improved patient care or lower operating costs, but many of them do so your health care operations needs to stay current with the latest breakthroughs.
Walkin’ In a Winter Health IT Land
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 our favorite things that made 2014 so meaningful to us and to the world of health IT.
Don’t Forget to Update Your Software
On Monday, December 8th, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced another new HIPAA settlement. As with most recent settlements, the latest settlement is being used to set up an example of what not to do.
HL7 Launches Argonaut Project to Advance FHIR
The purpose of the Argonaut Project to rapidly develop a first-generation FHIR-based API to enable expanded information sharing of electronic health records and other health information technology based on Internet standards and architectural patterns.
Change is Coming: What to Expect in Health IT in 2015
In 2015, healthcare information technology will continue to drive towards solutions that respond to the industry challenges of providing increased quality of care at a lower cost in a changing regulatory environment.
Get that Hospital Trending – How to Make an Impact on Social Media
Is it going to be Twitter or Facebook? How about Pinterest or Instagram? Clearly, social media must continue to play a role in the current consumer-driven healthcare arena, but how do marketers manage this growing field?
Coalition for ICD-10 Responds to AMA
In his recent speech to the AMA House of Delegates, AMA president Dr. Robert Wah characterized the planned implementation of ICD-10 as analogous to the dark forces controlling the galaxy in the movie Star Wars: “If it was a droid, ICD-10 would serve Darth Vader… For more than a decade, the AMA kept ICD-10 at bay – and we want to freeze it in carbonite!”
Countering HITECH Privacy Risks from Internet of Things Products
The Internet of Things has profound implications for the healthcare sector. But along with the new possibilities comes an increased risk of a data breaches and non-compliance with HITECH privacy rules and HIPAA patient protections.