Could New Cancer Care Database Be a ‘Game Changer’ for Medicine?
by Kate Ackerman iHealthBeat Managing Editor Experts say an announcement made last week by the American Society of Clinical Oncology could have significant implications for…
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Is new EHR vendor-led coalition looking to replace HIEs?
HIT Policy Committee Questions CommonWell Goals By Diana Manos, Government HealthIT At a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on April 3, National Coordinator for Health…
Senate Confirmation Hearing for Acting CMS Administrator Tavenner Set
Scheduled Hearing Set for Tuesday The Senate Finance Committee has announced it has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday on the long-awaited confirmation of acting CMS…
CMS Posts 2014 Meaningful Use Eligible Hospital Clinical Quality Measure Update
Stage 2 CQMs for Eligible Hospitals The following is a communication from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology In the final…
How Do You Perform An Appropriate Security Risk Analysis?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The Meaningful Use Measures include a Security Risk Analysis. The Security Risk Analysis evaluates your practice’s compliance with the HIPAA…
HL7 Licenses Primary Standards At No Cost
Move Supports Widespread Global Adoption of Health IT Standards Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global leader in developing and implementing data, functional, and interoperability…
Deloitte to Host Two Upcoming Events on Sequester, Data Security and Privacy
Mark Your Calendar The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions is the health services research arm for Deloitte. The Center regularly hosts events to keep interested…
Making the Distinction Between EHR System Functionality and Usability
EHR System Technical Functionality vs. Usability COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu The adoption of EHR systems has led…
Louisiana’s Collaborative Efforts for Health IT
Louisiana Advances Health IT Initiatives New Orleans served as the host for HIMSS13 this year which gave us an opportunity to highlight and see the…