Eligible Hospitals and CAHs: Attestation Hardship Exception Applications Are Now Available
The Medicare EHR Incentive Program hardship exception applications are now available on the EHR Incentive Programs website.
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Corporate Espionage Hits Healthcare Sector with Orangeworm Attacks
By Trenton Baker – The healthcare industry has seen its fair share of ransomware attacks over the past year, with six of the top ten breaches in 2017 a direct result of a malware attack.
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.
HMP and NCQA Launch Health Care Quality Congress
HMP, a leading health care education and events company, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality, announced the launch of the Health Care Quality Congress.
How Blockchain Can Automate Referral Management
By Lynn Carroll – Referrals are a routine part of daily business for provider groups, but too many of these organizations lose business due to outdated, inefficient processes for managing referrals.
Best Healthcare Jobs Include Nursing in 2018
By Venus Hurst – Healthcare is the fastest growing job sector in the workforce. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the population won’t just need doctors and nurses, either.
If Everyone Hates It, Change the Name
By William Hyman – I think it is fair to say that EHRs, as we currently know them, are largely hated by their users, although no doubt beloved by their vendors.
How EHRs Give Time Back to Nurses
By Cathy Turner – It’s Nurses Week! Let’s talk nurses. It goes without saying that nurses are busy. Caring for patients and keeping up with documentation takes up the majority of their time and resources.
User-Centered Design (aka Design Thinking) for Healthcare IT Usability Improvement
By Bennett Lauber – The usability (or lack thereof) of Healthcare IT has been in the news a lot again. This time a research report published in JAMA researchers analyzed voluntary error reports associated with EHR systems and found that problems with EHR usability may have directly resulted in patient harm.