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Feb

2014

Expanded Privacy and Security Tools Coming To Help Providers

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is collaborating with partners to make resources readily available and easy to use, said speakers at HIMSS14 on Tuesday. The challenge will be making sure governmental policies are workable and … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

Interoperability Is Paramount to Boosting Patient Care

Picture a bridge with two ends reaching out to connect but being off by a foot or more. That’s a place healthcare IT doesn’t want to be, said two presenters at an education session on Tuesday. “I’m sure that that … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

New Randomizer Tool Helping Providers To Meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use

A new testing tool to help providers meet the EHR incentive payment program’s Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria is now available.The criteria are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The CMS and HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

Meaningful Use Attestation Deadlines Extended For CMS EHR Incentive Program

The CMS is extending the deadline for physicians and other eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR incentive program for the 2013 reporting year and is offering some hospitals a second chance at receiving payment—as well … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

Proposed Medicare Payment Overhaul Would Affect CMS EHR Incentive Program

The proposed legislative overhaul of Medicare’s payment formula for physicians has important implications for the use of health information technology, including significant changes to the regulatory scheme for the meaningful use of electronic health records. The meaningful-use requirements in Medicare’s … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

CMS EHR Incentive Payments Surpass 19B

Strong momentum continues for the meaningful use program as CMS revealed that it has disbursed more than $19 billion in reimbursement incentives. There were 440, 998 registered providers participating in the federal electronic health record incentive program as of the … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

New HHS Rule Gives Patients Direct Access To Lab Reports

The Department of Health and Human Services has made changes to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, giving patients and their designees direct access to laboratory test reports. The CLIA amendment allows labs to give a patient – or … Continue reading →

Feb

2014

Lack Of Data Security Could Cost Healthcare Organizations 1.6B

If you’re shirking your security systems’ obligations all to save a few pennies, better think again. Chances are, it will end up costing much more down the road — a whopping $1.6 billion more. Most healthcare organizations nationwide, some 61 … Continue reading →

Jan

2014