Author: trident50
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Central topic at conhIT 2014: Measures needed to ensure interoperability in outpatient care
In Germany, facilities representing different sectors and disciplines combine in complex ways to provide outpatient care. For medical and care policy reasons any moves to integrate the relevant IT systems to a greater degree are welcomed. Already, there are good examples of progress. …read more
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AHIMA Joins ECRI Institute Project to Enhance Patient Safety
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the ECRI Institute are partnering in a pilot project to promote patient safety and quality care through the reduction of health IT risk, and enhancing health IT innovation. The project, the Partnership for Promoting Health IT Patient Safety, will create a national framework to proactively identify and…
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HIStalk Interviews Cynthia Petrone-Hudock, Chief Strategy Officer, The HCI Group
Cynthia Petrone-Hudock is chief strategy officer of The HCI Group of Jacksonville, FL. Tell me about yourself and the company. I have a background in financial institutions, about 17 years. I’ve spent about the last eight years in healthcare. As our mission states at The HCI Group, I focus on collaborating somewhat from a management…
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HIPAA marketing rule doesn’t go far enough, health attorney says
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services or Congress should work to expand the limited range of permitted activity in marketing low-cost, low-risk devices requiring a prescription, according to David Harlow, a Boston-based health attorney and FierceHealthIT Editorial Advisory Board member. read more …read more
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Behavioral Health HIE Launched in Arizona
Two health IT vendors have powered the Behavioral Health Information Network of Arizona (BHINAZ), which is being publicized by its officials as the first statewide behavioral health information exchange (HIE) in the nation. Two health IT vendors have powered the Behavioral Health Information Network of Arizona (BHINAZ), which is being publicized by its officials as…
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New Report Address a Range of Health IT Security Issues in the Context of Rising Cybercrime
A new research report sponsored by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) looks at multiple aspects of health IT security, in the context of increasing concern driven by an explosion in cybercrime According to a new research report sponsored by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2), “Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the healthcare…
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State settles ACLU lawsuit over HIE privacy protections
The Rhode Island Department of Health has settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union regarding the department’s methods for keeping patient records confidential and secure in Connect Care, the state’s health information exchange. read more …read more
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Going Beyond EHR Data Collection to EHR Data Use with Dr. Dan Riskin
We had a chance to sit down and do a Google Plus hangout with Dan Riskin, MD, CEO and co-founder of Health Fidelity to discuss the challenges of EHR today and how we can reach the real benefits of EHR adoption. We had a great discussion about how the industry is so caught up just…
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Washington Debrief: CMS Rethinking ICD-10 Approach
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officials note the agency’s readiness to accept ICD-10 codes and their firm commitment to enforce the ban for at least another year. Cyber-Experts put Healthcare Sector ‘On Notice’ read more …read more
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Why BlackBerry has the potential to drive mHealth apps forward
There’s some exciting news in world of mobile healthcare apps and at the forefront is BlackBerry, planning expand its enterprise footprint into the healthcare market. Why is this exciting?… read more …read more