CMS to Hold ICD-10 Update Meeting
Live Stream ICD-10 Update Meeting on March 5 The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee will hold an ICD-10 Update meeting on Tuesday, March 5 from 9 am–5 pm…
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Data Mining Systems Improve Cost and Quality of Healthcare – Or Do They?
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Several email lists I am on were abuzz last week about the publication of a paper…
Health IT Business News Recap – February 24, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News “Now is the winter of our discontent”, goes the opening line of Shakespeare’s Richard III. The last couple of…
ECRI Institute Report Asks ‘How Safe Is Your EHR?’
Latest ECRI Institute Report Names Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research…
Final Omnibus Rule Requires Modifications to Notices of Privacy Practices
Required Revisions to Notices of Privacy Practices for Healthcare Providers Last month, HHS issued the long-awaited omnibus final rule that implements, among other things, a…
Turn Your HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Around
HIPAA Security Rule Can No Longer Be Ignored By Mike Semel, Semel Consulting Health care organizations that have ignored the HIPAA Security Rule; businesses that…
Health Fidelity Receives NSF Grant to Support Big Data Research
Grant will support use of big data to meet or exceed quality of care requirements Health Fidelity, a healthcare big data company and technology leader…
Hearing Set on Halting of DoD, VA iEHR Initative
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Decision to Drop integrated EHR (iEHR) The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a hearing later this month…
Black Book Survey Indicates Make-or-break Year for EHR Vendors
EHR sellers face year of client ultimatums and revolts Black Book Rankings’ annual poll of nearly 17,000 active EHR users uncovered 1 in 6 medical…