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ONC Unveils New Health IT 2014 Edition Standards Certification Mark

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As we reach the “tipping point” of electronic health record adoption, the Office of the National Coordinator has issued a mark for EHRs and other health IT products, meant to serve as visual proof that they can offer functionality, interoperability … Continue reading

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ONC Releases Final Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan

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HHS has released its final plan to address patient safety issues arising from the use of health information technology. But putting in place a framework to monitor and then act on those issues remains a work in progress.One significant change, … Continue reading

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HIMSS Launches New Health IT Value Tool

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On July 18, 2013, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the release of a new online collection of data — both quantitative and qualitative — designed to help providers, lawmakers and other stakeholders research the value of … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing In Healthcare Could Generate $11 Billion In Savings

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While 90 percent of healthcare CIOs view IT innovation as critical to success, the more surprising statistic is that fewer than one-fourth consider their existing infrastructure capable of supporting such technological advancement. That’s according to a report from MeriTalk, published … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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Deciphering HIPAA Omnibus Rule Breach Notification

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Despite the new instructions on breach notification in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there’s still plenty of uncertainty about what constitutes a “compromise” of data that triggers notification, says privacy attorney Adam Greene. As a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Says “No More ICD-10 Extensions”

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Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, asserted today there would be no extension of the deadline for switching from the ICD-9 medical coding system to ICD-10. The deadline for conversion would remain Oct. 1, 2014, Mostashari said … Continue reading

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ECRI Offers Ten Ways To Cut Health IT Risks

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ECRI Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, has released a new report, Risk Managers’ 10 Strategies for Health IT Success. Click here to view report. Based on ECRI’s research and interviews with … Continue reading

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NSTIC & ONC Work On Trusted Identity

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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

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Is The Direct Exchange Protocol Going Global?

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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

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