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U. of Miss. Medical Center reports breach
The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson recently posted a website statement to notify patients of a breach of health and personal data.
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OHSU Contacts 4,000 Surgery Patients After Data Breach
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is in the midst of contacting approximately 4,000 patients after a laptop containing some of their personal information was stolen. The laptop was taken during a burglary at an OHSU surgeon's vacation rental home while in Hawaii in late February. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is in the…
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EHR and HIT News for March 26th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes customer acquisition news from Elsevier and Emergency Department Information System provider CMR . The day also brings personel news with the announcement of a new Director of Education and Clinical Transformation from ProsSribe . Medical University Of South Carolina Selects Elsevier’s Interdisciplinary Care Planning And Clinical Documentation Solution Elsevier…
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Ohio’s Largest Health System Joins Nationwide Population Health Collaborative
Catholic Health Partners (CHP) has joined the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance’s population health collaborative to further improve Ohio’s health status and patient care experience while containing costs. Catholic Health Partners (CHP) has joined the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance’s population health collaborative to further improve Ohio’s health status and patient care experience while containing…
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Doc EHR market remains competitive
Epic Systems Corp. has more physicians and other eligible professionals who have attested as meaningful users of complete electronic health records systems in the ambulatory-care setting than any other vendor in a still-crowded and intensely…
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Feds issue special fraud alert on physician-owned distributorships
Doctors who hold part ownership in medical device companies, beware: people in HHS’ inspector general’s office are watching you. And they don’t like what they see.
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HIPAA overhaul goes live today; HHS likely to ramp up enforcement
While the HIPAA omnibus rule officially goes into effect today, what exactly does that mean for providers and newly responsible business associates? After all neither are actually required to meet compliance with the rule until Sept. 23–six months from now. read more
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Hospitals Rethink the Service Line
This article appears in the March issue of HealthLeaders magazine.See Also: The Cardio Service Line, RebootedAmid economic turbulence and regulatory changes, service lines are becoming more integrated into hospital strategic plans, where these areas of specialization can thrive—although many healthcare leaders are checking the vitals of their service lines to see what treatment may be…
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At Healthcare Experience Design conference, designers rethink ‘broken processes’
At the third annual Healthcare Experience Design conference on Monday, several hundred designers, developers and other creative thinkers put their minds to drawing up better experiences for patients and providers alike. “We need you to help this industry learn how to do better,” Jacob Reider, MD, chief medical officer at the Office of the National…
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Data breaches hit hospitals in two states
There's a good reason that CIOs rank data security among their top priorities for 2013: Stories of data breaches continue to be an almost-daily occurrence–including recent breaches in Mississippi and Utah. read more