Data Security Tips for the New Year
11 data security tips for a healthy organization in 2013 Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts 2013 is the Year of the Snake in…
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HHS Announces Grant Program to Create Telehealth Centers
$1.9M Earmarked for Six New Telehealth Centers The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to provide $1.9 million in grant funding to fund…
CMS Delays Enforcement of Two HIPAA Rules
Two HIPAA Operating Standards Delayed Until March 31 Last Wednesday CMS announced it has delayed the enforcement date for certain operating rules for HIPAA transaction standards. Enforcement…
CMS Seeks Comments On Reporting of CQMs by Hospitals
Looks to Align CQMs and EHRs CMS is seeking public comment on hospital readiness to use EHRs in submitting reports on clinical quality measures (CQMs)….
HIEs Need to Deliver Clear Value
HIE in 2013: Climbing past the low-hanging fruit Unlike western and central Pennsylvania, providers in greater Philadelphia are not linked by a health information exchange,…
athenahealth Acquires Epocrates for $293 Million
Move Signals athenahealth Expansion Into Mobile Device Offerings It’s a new year and let the acquisitions begin. Today, athenahealth announced it will acquire mobile medical…
ISO 9001 Can Bring ‘Big Picture’ Approach to Healthcare
Quality in Healthcare – ISO 9001:2008, the Gold Standard ISO 9001:2008 is the international standard for quality management in over 160 countries for manufacturing and…
Health IT Trends and Predictions for 2013
What Lies Ahead for Health IT It’s a new year. Year nine of GW Bush’s 10 years to widespread health information technology. Year four of…
HIMSS Hosts 1st Annual Privacy and Security Forum
HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum – Training and Focus David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile What do Catie the Lobby Dog and the…