Author: trident50
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 4/14/14
I wrote last month about our health system purchasing another physician group in a bid to strengthen its primary care base for Accountable Care activities. The IT team is always brought into the acquisition phase too late, which is a shame. Our ability to identify potential issues and prepare for a smooth transition is always…
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Heartbleed ‘top of food chain’ for healthcare industry, says CISO
Event Call out Unpublish: Mon, 06/16/2014 (All day) Event Teaser: This Privacy & Security Forum delivers what CIOs, CISOs and other healthcare IT leaders told us they want from an industry conference: peer-to-peer learning, case studies and forums to brainstorm and share ideas. When it comes to security threat severity, the Heartbleed bug doesn’t miss…
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HIStalk Interviews Kyle Silvestro, CEO, SyTrue
Kyle Silvestro is founder and CEO of Tell me about yourself and the company. I’ve been in the world of clinical natural language processing and semantic interoperability for the last decade. My team collectively has been in the industry for more than 45 years. As a company, we focus on the world of data. We…
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HIPAA audits to be narrower with fewer site visits
When the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights resumes HIPAA audits this fall, its own staff will conduct what it’s calling “desk audits” of a narrower focus and comprehensive on-site audits “as resources allow.” read more …read more
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Cost, value and regulatory issues top doctors’ issues with mHealth
Most doctors realize the benefits of mobile healthcare technology but aren’t going to jump on the bandwagon quickly unless there is a compelling evidence the technology will save time and money… read more …read more
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New Study Identifies Visual Privacy As Weak Link In Data Security Practices
Visual Privacy — the protection of sensitive information as it is displayed on screen — is an emerging issue in information security and an under-addressed area of risk in corporate security policies. Given the rapid digitization of sensitive information and the growing mobility of workers, the need to protect displayed information has grown substantially. …read…
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ECRI rallies stakeholders with focus on HIT patient safety
The ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization is calling for collaboration on patient safety to create a “a non-punitive learning environment” to bring about improvement. read more …read more
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Three Things Healthcare IT Leaders Need to Know About Medicare’s MD Data Release
0 By week’s end, the news had been overshadowed by the news that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was resigning; but the massive Medicare physician payment data release on April 9 was a very important development indeed By week’s end, the news had been strongly overshadowed by the announcement that Secretary of Health and Human Services…
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Lack of 2014 Certified EHRs
I was asked recently by an EHR vendor about the disconnect between the number of 2011 Certified EHR and the number of 2014 Certified EHR. I haven’t looked through the ONC-CHPL site recently, but you can easily run the number of certified EHR vendors there. Of course, there’s a major difference in the number of…
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Anthem Blue Cross, MemorialCare Medical Form ACO
Anthem Blue Cross and MemorialCare Medical Foundation, the physician division of the Calif.-based MemorialCare Health System, have announced that they are collaborating to form an accountable care organization (ACO) focused on providing coordinated treatment for Orange County, Calif. patients with chronic diseases. Anthem Blue Cross and MemorialCare Medical Foundation, the physician division of the Calif.-based…