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…
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HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Goes Into Effect
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
RECs move forward post HITECH money
Money Well Spent The HITECH Act authorized the Health Information Technology Extension Program and the ONC awarded 62 grants for Health Information Technology Regional Extension…
Complying with HIPAA, HITECH and mHealth Mandates
Visit Axway at HIMSS Booth #5757 Complying with HIPAA, HITECH, and mobile health mandates: Four items to address By Ruby Raley, Director, Healthcare Solutions, Axway…
HIPAA Omnibus Ushers In Compliance Changes and Challenges
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Brings Sweeping Changes It has been ten days since the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights…
EHR Adoption Driven by Capability of Meeting Meaningful Use
ONC Data Brief shows EHR Adoption on the rise Yesterday the ONC released a data brief that supports the upward national trend of EHR adoption….
Clinical Analytics and HIE: Two Technologies Come Together at the Moment of Need
Healthcare Data Makes Quantum Leap – Part One Rodney Hamilton, MD, CMIO at ICA It’s an old story: healthcare is awash in data but starved for…
Trust But Verify: Why CMS Got It Right On EHR Oversight
Little evidence of any fraud, waste, or abuse in the EHR incentive program By Dr. Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha Last week’s New York Times headline…
OCR Releases Guide for De-Identifying Patient Health Information
Recommends Two Methods for De-Identifying PHI The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and oversees health information…