CMS, ONC Report on Progress of Health IT Adoption
Record Progress to Date on Adoption of Health IT Initiatives CMS and ONC yesterday posted a joint fact sheet breaking down progress made to date…
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New Survey Suggests Health IT Improvement Tied to Meaningful Use
Survey also reveals that challenges still remain in fulfilling meaningful use requirements Health IT (HIT) will most likely achieve its most significant improvements over the…
PwC Canadian Study Shows ROI in Use of EHR Technology Over Time
The Emerging Benefits of EHRs PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting various health industries. The Institute’s latest report, commissioned…
Health Social Networking Sites and Inherent Risks to PHI
Many Social Networking Sites Lack Enough Information for Users to Make Privacy-sensitive Decisions In an open perspective article published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics…
New Health IT Workgroup Will Address Patient Safety and Innovation
Health IT workgroup to give recommendations for regulatory framework Members of a newly created health information technology (health IT) workgroup have been selected and announced….
Mostashari Defends Vendor Fee Proposal
By Anthony Brino, Government Health IT The U.S. National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, outlined his ideas for a proposed vendor fee at a…
New York eHealth Collaborative Patient Portal Design Vote
New York eHealth Collaborative Asks New Yorkers to Help Shape State’s Healthcare Future This week and through the 23rd New Yorkers can vote for their…
Six Senators Question Decisions to Date on Path to Health IT Adoption
Senators Seek to Re-examine CMS, ONC Decisions On Health IT Advancement Ahead of today’s Congressional hearing on Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed 2014 budget,…
Should You Take a Second Look at Your Business Associates?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Omnibus rules significantly affect Business Associate (BA) relationships and will require an adjustment to your Business Associates Agreement…