HHS Seeks Input and Comments on HIPAA Audit Process
OCR Issues ICR on HIPAA Audit Program The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and oversees health…
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Health IT Business News – Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Today’s Business News InteliChart announced that MMIC has added the InteliChart patient portal to its suite of EHR and practice management offerings. The patient portal will enable MMIC’s more than…
HHS 2014 Proposed Budget Seeks Continued Support of Health IT Adoption
2014 Budget Looks to Build Upon Investment in Health IT The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released earlier this week its proposed 2014…
HHS Sets Goal of 50% of Physicians Using EHRs by Year End
2013 Agenda to Focus on Improving Care through Health IT Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and the National…
New Work Group Established to Support White House Cybersecurity Executive Order
Industry and Government Already Benefiting from Cybersecurity Collaboration The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced last week the establishment of a new working group to support the White…
HHS Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan
Comment period for Patient Safety Plan open through February 4th “It is widely believed that, when designed and used appropriately, health IT can help create…
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…
Health Information Technology Year End List of Lists
What’s on your health information technology list this year? Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts finds us making a list. We checked…
OIG 2012 Report Lists Top 10 Challenges Facing HHS
EHR Incentives Abuse and Health IT Security Ongoing Challenges Established in 1976, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) fights…