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November 19, 2013“I recently had a security manager tell me the days he dreads the most are days after major holidays,” said Kenneth Kleinberg, managing director of The Advisory Board Company. IT managers are very familiar with the sentiment. The days when … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commente-Health Tools Likely To Decrease Outpatient Visits To The Doctor
November 18, 2013In the not-too-distant future, it is quite likely that most interactions between patients and the health care system will happen online, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who partnered with The Commonwealth Fund to … Continue reading
Posted in e-Health | Tagged e-Health, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a commentInteroperability Remains Biggest Hurdle For HIE’s
November 15, 2013Interoperability among disparate systems continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing health information exchanges today, according to the findings of a new industry survey. “Despite the incorporation of new meaningful use policies, it is clear that interoperability issues … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards, HIT, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, PHI | Leave a commentONC Workgroup Working on Crafting Principals For Alligning CQM & CDS
November 13, 2013Health IT stakeholders are digging in for the task of aligning standards clinical quality measurement and clinical decision support, but they’re still laying the groundwork. Broadly, the ONC’s Health IT Standards Committee charged the Clinical Quality Workgroup with “commenting on … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CDS, CQM, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Reports Record $16B In EHR Incentive Payouts
November 12, 2013The federal dollars for providers and hospitals attesting to meaningful use keep on coming. As of September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid out more than $16.5 billion to eligible providers and hospitals, representing a slight decrease … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS To Recover $31M In EHR Incentive Payments
November 8, 2013One Florida-based hospital management group is now in a rush to revise its financial statements after realizing it owes the government more than $31 million because the group recorded the hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments as income. … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentClinical Buy-In Is Key To Successful Launch Of mHealth Projects
November 6, 2013As patient engagement becomes a priority in hospitals, its clear that mobile technologies can help bridge the gap, whether it is reminding patients of medication schedules or monitoring blood levels. But as technology professionals know, success requires acceptance by medical … Continue reading
Posted in mHealth | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, medical practice best practices, mHealth, Patient Experience, telemedicine | Leave a commentPatient Portal Security Considerations
November 4, 2013As healthcare facilities launch their own patient portals, technology is only the first step. Administrators are learning that decisions need to be made on everything from patient login protocols to support for patient record revisions. HIPAA regulations, always a primary … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentNIST To Review Data Encryption Processes Following NSA Allegations
November 1, 2013The National Institute of Standards and Technology—bedeviled by persistent allegations that its internationally recognized data encryption standards have been compromised by the National Security Agency—announced Friday it will undergo internal and independent formal reviews of its standards development processes for … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentA Look At Health IT Adoption Around The World
October 29, 2013Every country, every government, every population is a participant in a global trial and error. Each one faces different circumstances and, therefore, approaches healthcare differently. But, as world health leaders see it, everyone can learn from others’ struggles and successes … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
