One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. We publish at least eleven guest posts a week now, on our three sites. In case you missed some, here are the top ten read and shared guest posts in the month of July. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
Our Health Data – The Most Important Medical Discovery of Our Time
By Morris Panner, CEO of Ambra Health
Twitter: @ambrahealth
Twitter: @mpanner
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of medicine. Facebook uses AI to suggest friends’ faces to tag in a photo; Spotify to suggest your perfect playlist. Healthcare is far behind, but catching up. Yet, none of this will be possible unless we properly manage our medical data, just as consumer apps have corralled our personal data. Our own medical studies, our pathology results, our CAT scans, and our lab values enable this medical revolution. This astonishing transformation in how we think about healthcare data poses technical and ethical challenges galore. Continue reading on HIEAnswers.net…
5 Misconceptions Healthcare CIOs need to Address for Better Cyber Security
By Munawar Abadullah,CEO, ImpTrax Corporation
Twitter: @ImpTrax
Twitter: @MAbadullah
Cyber-crimes are at an all-time high and will continue to rise in popularity for as long as organisations adopt a passive approach to online security. While some healthcare organisations look at cyber security as a “back burner”, the hacking industry is evolving to the point where anyone can become a successful hacker. An aspiring cyber-criminal can buy a full-fledged exploit kit for as little as $3,000. A kit like this does most of the work automatically—deploying various breaching tactics until it finds a vulnerability. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Security Pros Expect Major Breach in 2 Years: Petya Another Warning
By Grant Elliott, CEO, Ostendio
Twitter: @ostendio
An atmosphere of vigilance and cybersecurity as a cultural norm within an organization is essential. Otherwise, we face a situation where cybercriminals continually re-write the rules. That’s unacceptable. Sixty percent of respondents to the 2017 Black Hat survey believe that a successful cyber attack on U.S. critical infrastructure will occur in the next two years, reports Dark Reading. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
The Digital Healthcare Revenue Question: Are You Blockbuster or Netflix?
By Jon Pearce, CEO and Co-Founder of Zipnosis
Twitter: @Zipnosis
When people ask me my Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) for Zipnosis, I reply: “To make the transactional cost of healthcare $0.00.” The looks I get range from quizzical to quizzical and concerned. After all, people are used to the current payment model and don’t see how Zipnosis will be able to stay in business without transactional revenue. Of course, this isn’t going to happen overnight – but the healthcare of the future is going to be paid for differently than it is today. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
Can MIPS on FHIR Burn QRDA and CCDA?
By Dr. Pawan Jindal, Founder, MyMipsScore
Twitter: @MyMipsScore
FHIR (pronounced “fire”) which stands for Fast Health Interoperability Resources, is an interoperability standard for healthcare data developed by HL7. FHIR has gained a lot of momentum in a very short time because it is simple to understand and is based on modern technologies. Unlike many of the previous standards in the industry, FHIR is very easy implement for most developers even with limited understanding of healthcare domain. Continue reading on HIEAnswers.net…
Considerations for Compliance Professionals After the Recent eClinicalWorks Settlement
By Marti Arvin, VP, Audit Strategy, CynergisTek
Twitter: @cynergistek
eClinicalWorks (ECW), an EHR vendor, recently settled with the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General of HHS for $155 million and entered a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement. The settlement was the result of an allegation that ECW had structured their Electronic Health Record in a manner that did not comply with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology certification requirements to be a certified EHR appropriate for health care providers to use in attesting for meaningful use incentive payments. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Data Protection Remains Shaky
By Matt Fisher, Attorney and chair of the Health Law Group at Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP.
Twitter: @matt_r_fisher
Data remains exposed in significant numbers in the healthcare industry. The monthly Protenus Breach Barometer shows that the trend of at least one breach per day in a month is continuing. To be specific, Protenus and Databreaches.net showed 37 breaches being disclosed for the first time in May. The number is significant, demonstrating the ongoing challenge for the healthcare industry. The not so old adage of it is not a matter of if you get breached, but when you get breached is only proving to be more and more accurate. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Reflections on the US HIT Policy Trajectory
By John Halamka, MD
Twitter: @jhalamka
I recently delivered this policy update about the key developments in healthcare IT policy and sentiment over the past 90 days. I’ve not written a specific summary of the recently released Quality Patient Program proposed rule which provides the detailed regulatory guidance for implementation of MACRA/MIPS, but here’s the excellent 26 page synopsis created by CMS which provides an overview of the 1058 page rule. In general, it has many positive provisions. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
What is IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS)?
By Kevin Lynch, CEO, Netgain
Twitter: @NetgainHosting
HIMSS Analytics reports that over 73 percent of healthcare organizations are using some sort of cloud “as-a-service” solution. “As-a-Service” delivery models have been gaining popularity over the past few years, notably within the healthcare industry. You’ve likely heard of Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or the most common, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). These services center around the concept of consumption-based computing. The number of users, storage utilization or compute required are generally factors that affect as-a-service models. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Uncovering Automation Value in Healthcare Supplier Payments
By Lauren Ruef, Research Analyst/Copywriter, Nvoicepay
Twitter: @Nvoicepay
Through the passage of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 and the adoption of electronic medical record reform, hospitals and healthcare organizations have undergone unprecedented change. Stringent medical reimbursement requirements have created thinner hospital budgets, and healthcare systems must meet the challenge without compromising quality of patient care. How? Keeping an eye towards reducing waste and optimizing efficiency in the supply chain and beyond. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
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