New Health IT Policy Committee Workgroup Announced
New Accountable Care and Health IT Workgroup Forming The HIT Policy Committee is forming a new workgroup on Accountable Care and Health IT. It will…
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Digital Overload, Looming Deadlines Driving New Challenges for Health IT Executives
Independent Study Commissioned by Level 3 Reveals Confidence Lacking in Network Security as Infrastructure Demands Continue to Increase PRNewswire/ — Network security issues, vital infrastructure…
Blue Button Patient Health Record Gets a Redesign
Blue Button Patient Health Record Graphic Design Challenge Winners Named Back in October we reported the Presidential Innovation Fellow and former startup founder Ryan Panchadsaram’s…
Online Tool Docket Wrench Tracks Health IT Policy Influencers
Docket Wrench Monitors Comments Across Federal Agencies The Sunlight Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve transparency and access to government information…
Health IT Business News Recap – February 3, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News The holidays are over and today marks one of the year’s milestone events as the Ravens and the 49ers…
AMIA Paper Looks to Reduce EHR-Related Medical Errors
AMIA Position Paper Makes 10 Recommendations for Improving EHR Usability The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is a non-profit membership and scientific association providing leadership…
New Analysis Looks at Top EHR Vendors by Meaningful Use Attestation
Updated EHR Market Share Report by Meaningful Use Attestation Software Advice first analyzed the electronic health records (EHR) market in May 2010. They have updated…
HIPAA Data Breach Harder to Deny With New Standard
Proof of harm no longer required for a reportable HIPAA data breach The release of the HIPAA Omnibus package of regulations removes proof of ‘harm’ as a…
CHIME Raises Concerns Over CQM Reporting Harmonization
CHIME Says Technology, Workflow Burdens Impacting Reporting The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of…