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17
Jun
2013
Thirty-eight percent of adults think it would be easier to solve world peace than remember all their passwords – and many would rather undertake household chores such as scrubbing their toilet than even try. That’s according to James Sheire, a … Continue reading
14
Jun
2013
Secure messaging based on the Direct Protocol may eventually be applied globally because of international interest in health information exchange, some backers say. “Other countries are looking at Direct,” says Scott Rea, vice president and senior PKI architect at DigiCert, … Continue reading
13
Jun
2013
Less than a month after the CMS released data on what hospitals charge for inpatient procedures, the agency has released similar information about the prices hospitals submit and are paid on the outpatient side.The greater transparency comes as hospitals have … Continue reading
12
Jun
2013
The ONC, FDA and Federal Communications Commission are seeking broad input from the healthcare and information technology industries on how the federal government should regulate health IT and mobile health technology in particular. As directed by the Food and Drug … Continue reading
11
Jun
2013
The nation’s health information technology system passed a major milestone last month when the government announced that more than half of all U.S. physicians now use electronic health records. “We have reached a tipping point,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, … Continue reading
10
Jun
2013
New guidance from federal regulators is designed to ensure a more uniform approach to security and interoperability among organizations implementing the Direct secure messaging protocol for health information exchange. And that could help build trust among those sharing data. The … Continue reading
07
Jun
2013
You may have heard about a proposal that would change how leases are accounted for on corporate balance sheets. If your company leases or finances equipment, you should be aware of how the proposal could change the way you account … Continue reading
06
Jun
2013
The difficulty between what it takes to achieve Stage 1 and Stage 2 is so great, it could easily catch some providers off guard, says Laura Kreofsky, principal advisor at Naperville, Ill.-based Impact Advisors, who specializes in meaningful use. There could be … Continue reading
05
Jun
2013
If you were a healthcare provider and all you did was read press releases, you’d be tempted to think that transitioning to a new EHR involved little more than opening the package and plugging in the contents. Naturally, things are … Continue reading
04
Jun
2013
As of the end of April, the federal government has paid out $14.6 billion in EHR incentive payments, according to Robert Anthony, deputy director of the HIT Initiative Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health … Continue reading
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