Black Book Poll: The effective use of mobile technology in the regulated healthcare industry is improving patient safety and outcomes according to 94 percent of physicians and 90 percent of hospitals leaders surveyed.
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This is a reminder of two important deadlines for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Last day to submit measures for consideration and the last day to register as a group via CAHPS.
Want to make the most of Health IT? The ONC Patient Engagement Playbook can help you use patient portals to involve patients in their health care. Check out the updated document with improved navigation.
By Matt Fisher – The healthcare industry got a load introduction to geofencing marketing recently. The headlines were driven by a law firm targeting individuals going to an emergency room.
By Art Gross – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights is planning to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking this November that could be a major game changer for HIPAA breach settlements.
Keeping up with technologies that are changing how healthcare is delivered. Can a continuously growing chain of blocks using cryptography have applications in healthcare? News from IBM, SimplyVital Health, HSBlox, and two successful conferences are held.
By William Hersh MD – The last few years have been challenging for the EHR. While the HITECH Act succeeded in transitioning the US healthcare system mostly away from paper, the resulting electronic systems created a number of new problems.
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 May that we think deserve sharing again.
By Matt Fisher – Questions often arise as to what terms need to be and should be included in a business associate agreement. The distinction between “need” and “should” is very important.