Author: trident50
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Joy Pritts: Industry knowledge of HITECH security measures ‘disappointing’
In the five years since the HITECH Act was passed into law as part of the Affordable Care Act, Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, believes that despite some privacy and security wins, the healthcare industry’s knowledge of the law continues to lag. read more …read…
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UPMC to sell analytics developed for own docs
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will begin selling analytics software the health system initially developed for it’s own use, aiming to help doctors deliver procedures at a low cost. read more …read more
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Where Are the Big Business Associate HIPAA Breaches?
It seems like I have HIPAA and security on my mind lately. It started with me writing about the 6 HIPAA Compliance Reality Checks whitepaper and then carried over with my piece looking at whether cloud adoption addresses security and privacy concerns. In the later post, there’s been a really rich discussion around the ability…
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Not all happy as telemedicine model policy adopted
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) adopted without changes a revised policy on appropriate use of telemedicine–ignoring recommendations from the American Telemedicine Association…. read more …read more
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Security exec: Hospitals too lax about med device vulnerabilities
Hospital equipment is ridiculously easy to hack into, and the industry isn’t doing enough to assess the risks, a security expert warns in an article at Wired. Essentia Health, which operates… read more …read more
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A Day In The Life Of A Nurse With VoiceFirst
EHR voice overlay profoundly changes the way nurses and clinicians retrieve patient information and document care. Using intuitive voice commands and real-time audio feedback from the EHR, clinicians can increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and decrease documentation time to improve patient engagement. …read more
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Royal Solutions 3.0 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification
Royal Solutions Group’s, Royal Solutions 3.0 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. …read more
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With first open enrollment season behind them, states move ahead — though slowly
Marketplace reports on the lessons learned by states operating their own online health insurance exchanges and how these experiences will affect the year ahead. In related news, the Colorado exchange reports that it’s on track to meet its goal for this year while New York health officials say they will not require out-of-network coverage on…
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Experts examine Medicare billing data limits
The recent release of Medicare billing records for doctors across the United States brought hope that consumers would get what they need to comparison-shop for health care. Although that did not turn out to be true, you do have other places to look. …read more
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Morning Headlines 4/29/14
Merck Teams With Electronic Health Record Provider Practice Fusion To Improve Patient Health Merck partners with Practice Fusion to bring EHR-based immunization reminder tools into physician practices. The partnership will provide physicians with the added ability to track immunization rates at the population level, and automatically send immunization reminders to patients. What Do Physicians Read…