ONC Pleased with its Own Work
By William A. Hyman – The 700 plus page ONC Proposed Rule on “21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program” was released on February 11, 2019.
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Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – January 2019
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of January that we think deserve sharing again.
Summary of New ONC and CMS Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for Health IT
By William Hersh MD – During the HIMSS conference, the ONC and CMS each dropped a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) concerning functionality, interoperability, certification, and others aspects of EHR use.
Precision Medicine Under the Microscope
Understanding how a person’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle can help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. We are on the beat to find and report just what is happening now in Precision Medicine which includes Royal Philips, Miami Cancer Institute, Jintel Health, All of Us Research Program, & more.
Email Hack Leads to Valley Hope Association Breach of Patient Data
By Art Gross – Valley Hope Association (VHA), a Kansas-based addiction treatment organization with 16 facilities in seven Midwest states has started notifying patients that their information may have been compromised in a data breach.
What’s the Goal: HIPAA Enforcement
By Matt Fisher – Compliance with HIPAA and the attendant privacy and security requirements is a frequent topic of discussion. Discussions around compliance are driven by the daily reporting of breaches and the probably more than daily issues faced by patients, clinicians and….
Surge in Addiction Closing the Gap Between Physical and Behavioral Health Care
By David Conejo – The statistics are terrifying. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcohol poisoning kills six people every day. Of those, 76 percent are adults ages 35-64, and three of every four people killed by alcohol poisoning are men.
The Promise of Electronic Health Records: Are We There Yet?
By Bob McNellis – The meeting took place nearly 15 years ago, but I still remember vividly the bold declaration by a former Congressional leader advocating for technological reforms in healthcare. “Paper kills!” he warned. “Paper records are an utterly irrational national security risk.”
More Annoucements from HIMSS19
We are at HIMSS19 in Orlando talking to vendors, attendees, and HIMSS news bureau. Here are some of the announcements coming from the conference.