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HIMSS Makes The Case To Extend Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

With an array of industry groups anxiously calling for a delay of meaningful use Stage 2, HIMSS has made the case for a more nuanced approach, asking federal officials to launch Stage 2 on schedule but extend year one of … Continue reading

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Perspectives On Cloud Computing And HIPAA Compliance In Healthcare

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There is a fair amount of uncertainty about adopting cloud services in healthcare, especially around sensitive health data. While the federal government’s rules are complicated, we know for a fact there’s nothing inherently dangerous about the technology. The term “cloud … Continue reading

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Best Practices For Healthcare Organizations To Be HIPAA Audit Ready

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Keeping risk assessment documentation and other compliance evidence in a centralized repository is a good way to prepare for any HIPAA audit or investigation, says Mark Dill, Cleveland Clinic’s security leader. While the Cleveland Clinic was not one of the … Continue reading

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Healthcare Is Moving To The Cloud

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The healthcare industry is gradually overcoming its fears and is—finally—about  to get high on the cloud. The array of technologies commonly known as  cloud computing are coming into their own in healthcare as a secure, capable and  cost-effective means to … Continue reading

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New Study Finds Health IT Improves Patient Outcomes

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A new report issued Thursday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has found that certain health IT products, including those that provide decision support, clinical workflow support and care coordination can lead to better healthcare outcomes. Click here … Continue reading

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Hybrid Cloud Infrastructures Offers Attractive Options For Healthcare

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Many healthcare companies are using a range of infrastructure services to meet their changing IT needs. This usually begins with storing data in an in-house data center then moving to collocation in an outsourced data center. This then may lead … Continue reading

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Latest Plea To Delay MU Stage 2 Comes From The AAFP

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The American Academy of Family Physicians has appealed to CMS to delay the meaningful use Stage 2 timeline by one year. Otherwise, AAFP notes in the Aug. 7 letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the program is likely to “outstrip … Continue reading

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CMS Reports EHR Incentive Payouts Climb

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serives (CMS) has paid more than $9.3 billion in Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments between May 2011 and June 2013, according to the recent release of the latest program statistics. More than $5.8 billion … Continue reading

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ONC Begins Work On E-Clinical Quality Measures Policy For MU Stage 3

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Looking ahead several years to Meaningful Use Stage 3, the ONC Health IT Policy Committee is considering policies for e-clinical quality measures and the data intermediaries and standards to support them. The Policy Committee’s Quality Measures Workgroup is tasked with … Continue reading

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ICD-10 Transition – Cash Flow Is King

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Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate using ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2014.   Since providers will, and indeed need, to be able to pay rent and staff salaries if … Continue reading

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