Author: trident50
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Washington Debrief: Discussions Swirl on Best Route to Digitize Post-Acute Providers
The government is stepping up their approach to healthcare and health information technology with a series of roundtables and commenting opportunities to get feedback on digital health innovation and the current regulatory landscape. Quality Standards Seen as Opportunity to Wire LTPAC Providers Key Takeaway: EHR standards for long-term and post-acute care settings will be addressed…
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HIPAA Slip Leads To PHI Being Posted on Facebook
HHS has begun investigating a HIPAA breach at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center which ended with a patient’s STD status being posted on Facebook. The disaster — for both the hospital and the patient — happened when a financial services employee shared detailed medical information with father of the patient’s then-unborn baby. The father…
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Jocelyn Samuels to head HHS Office for Civil Rights
Jocelyn Samuels has been named the next director of the Office for Civil Rights, the unit within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that enforces HIPAA compliance, an OCR spokeswoman confirmed in an email to FierceHealthIT. read more …read more
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Compact aims to ease licensing for telemedicine, out-of-state care
A new pathway is being proposed by the Federation of State Medical Boards that would make it easier for doctors to be licensed in multiple states. read more …read more
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In 5-4 decision, high court sides with Hobby Lobby
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a 5-4 split said “closely held” companies can on religious grounds opt out of a federal health-care law requirement that companies provide contraception coverage for employees, carving another piece from President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement. …read more
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Digital health funding on pace to surpass 2013 totals
During 2014’s first six months, 143 digital health companies raised $2.3 billion, setting the stage for a record-breaking year, according to San Francisco-based digital health seed fund Rock Health. read more …read more
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Maryland, Delaware Begin Sharing ADT Summaries
One of the most valuable services health information exchanges are providing involves the acronym ADT, which stands for “admission, discharge and transfer” summaries. Providing physicians information when their patients have significant hospital events allows for faster follow-up care. A big first for HIEs is now taking place on the Delmarva Peninsula with ADT summaries being…
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Obama to name former P&G chief to head VA
The president is expected today to nominate Bob McDonald, a West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Gamble. …read more
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Big data not a ‘magic weapon’ for healthcare
Big data isn’t a “magic weapon” that can solve all our healthcare problems, according to Eerke Boiten, a senior lecturer at the University of Kent. read more …read more
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Study: Majority of Hospitals Don’t Participate in HIE
The majority of hospitals do not engage in the electronic exchange of health information, according to the findings of a study by researchers from the University of Michigan and Harvard University. The majority of hospitals do not engage in the electronic exchange of health information, according to the findings of a study by researchers from…