Author: trident50
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HIMSS: Security risk assessment tool confusing, clunky
An HHS security risk assessment tool to help providers in small- and medium-sized offices determine vulnerability to potential privacy attacks needs some work, say HIMSS officials. read more …read more
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Big data lacks demonstrated ‘real-world’ value
Big data will not reduce costs or improve care unless the industry overcomes challenges around standards and methods, according to a NEHI report. read more …read more
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Practice Fusion creates national healthcare database
San Francisco-based Practice Fusion has launched a new national real-time healthcare database, comprised of a de-identified subset of more than 81 million electronic patient records. The tool, called Insight, is the nation’s largest such database, according to Practice Fusion. read more …read more
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OIG report reflects increase in EHR oversight
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General is making good on its promise to increase its focus on determining whether electronic health record use leads to Medicare fraud and abuse. read more …read more
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Consumer health data needs better protection, FTC says
Congress needs to force data brokers to be more transparent about how they use the personal information of consumers–including health information–the Federal Trade Commission said in a new report published this week. read more …read more
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Health IT security lags behind retail industry
The massive data breaches at Target and eBay could be a taste of what’s in store for the healthcare industry, according to a report. read more …read more
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Washington Debrief: CMS Proposed Rule Creates New MU Pathways in 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow providers to meet Stage 1 or Stage 2 meaningful use with any combination of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) regardless of which requirements the provider is scheduled to meet in 2014. CMS Proposed Rule Creates New MU Pathways in 2014 Key Takeaway: The Centers for Medicare…
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Most Interesting Vendor: Merge Healthcare: Imaging Informatics at a Crossroads
After a period of impressive growth and expansion in imaging informatics, in which PACS and RIS technologies became universalized and in which concepts such as the VNA and image management became widespread, the imaging informatics sector has been buffeted by a series of developments in the policy world that have made continued expansion a riskier…
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Docs’ views of EHRs sharply divided
Doctors’ opinions of electronic health records vary significantly, in large part based on their personal experiences, according to a new article in Medscape Business of Medicine. read more …read more
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Early reaction to the Electronic Health Record Incentive NPRM
Last week, I posted the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from CMS that offers flexibility to Meaningful Use attestation in 2014 . Since then, I’ve received hundreds of emails about it from my fellow CIOs across the country. Here’s a summary: 1. To clarify, the NPRM offers flexibility for hospitals to attest to Stage 1 criteria…