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← Older posts Newer posts →HIMSS Report Finds HIE Organizations Utilizing Too Much Paper for Health Data Exchange
October 7, 2013Health information exchange organizations continue to rely on paper and fax to provide data among hospitals, according to a new HIMSS Analytics reportreleased on Tuesday, September 24th. The report, sponsored by ASG, examines the current state of information exchange among … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience | Leave a commentDespite Current Government Shutdown Meaningful Use Stage 2 Begins
October 3, 2013Despite the government shutdown, Stage 2 of the HITECH Act financial incentive program for electronic health records, which includes new security and privacy requirements, kicks off for hospitals on Oct. 1 as planned, federal officials confirm. Stage 2 is slated … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
October 1, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentPreview Of Outcomes For Meaningful Use Stage 3
September 27, 2013As eligible providers throughout the healthcare industry prepares for the start of Meaningful Use Stage 2 in January 2013 of the CMS EHR Incentive Program, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is starting to design Meaningful Use Stage 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 3 Meaningful Use, Stage 3 MU Proposed Rule | Leave a commentFDA Releases Final Rule On Mobile Health Apps
September 26, 2013The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance for mobile medical application developers, promising limited regulation for most health and wellness apps while applying risk-based standards to diagnostic and quasi-medical device apps. Click here to view Final Rule. … Continue reading
Posted in e-Health | Tagged eHealth, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, mHealth, Patient Experience | Leave a commentOCR Director Says “Increased HIPAA Enforcement To Come”
September 25, 2013When Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodgriguez took the stage on Monday, September 23rd to talk HIPAA at the HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News Privacy and Security Forum, the timing was perfect. With the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentThe ONC Will Remain Important Post Meaningful Use
September 24, 2013You would be justified in wondering whether the Office of the National Coordinator might soon see its influence wane since EHR adoption having reached critical mass and meaningful use incentive funding dwindling toward the halfway point. But you’d be wrong, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentHIPAA Becomes More Diffucult Today With Omnibus Rule Compliance
September 23, 2013Leon Rodriguez, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is a serious looking guy. It would be no stretch to say intimidating, even, as the tall, broad-shouldered director represents the face … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Omnibus Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Omnibus Rule Makes Cloud Computing More Attractive For Healthcare
September 19, 2013Long looked upon warily by healthcare security experts, cloud technology could soon find more favor as new rules bring clarity and assign responsibility for privacy protections. That’s one of the conclusions from a recent study conducted by Porter Research and … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud Computing, cloud services, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentCongressional Bill Would Provide Significant Boost To Telemedicine
September 17, 2013A bill introduced in Congress this week would enable healthcare providers to treat Medicare patients in other states via telemedicine without needing different licenses for each state. The “TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act”, or HR 3077, was introduced Sept. 10 in … Continue reading
Posted in Telemedicine | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
