Category: eHealth

For the first time, Google has agreed to sign HIPAA’s business associate agreement for Google Apps. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/google-signs-business-associate-agreement-hipaa-compliance/2013-10-04?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

After four years in the federal government, outgoing National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari will join Brookings’ Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform as a visiting fellow. read more Source: Farzad Mostashari to join Brookings upon ONC exit

It turns out science and math nerds were right all along–even when it comes to landing profitable careers in the healthcare field. read more Source: Focus on IT: The secret to a profitable healthcare career

It turns out science and math nerds were right all along–even when it comes to landing profitable careers in the healthcare field. read more Source: Salaries–computer engineer tops the list; health administrators near bottom

What if checking into the doctor’s office was as easy as checking in for a flight or buying movie tickets at a self-serve kiosk? San Diego, Calif.-based Sharp HealthCare, answered that question by implementing electronic check-in at three of its clinics. read more Source: Sharp HealthCare checks out kiosks for check-in

As the U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs work toward an effective electronic exchange of healthcare records, issues of patient privacy and identity management remain. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/military-health-system-examines-privacy-identity-challenges/2013-10-02?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Researchers in Canada who previously reported success with regional web-based e-consultation service called Champlain BASE (Building Access to Specialists through e-consultation) are back with advice… read more Source: 10 steps to setting up a regional e-consult service

Startled by the numbers of veterans coming home with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury–and the high rates of unemployment among veterans–Rush University Medical Center has decided to do something about it. read more Source: Rush plans health IT training program for veterans

Robust electronic health record systems and an ability to funnel mounds of other disparate electronic patient data into usable bedside information are at the heart of what many U.S. hospitals… read more Source: How integrated patient data helps one hospital look to the future

GOP senators lead by Utah’s Orrin Hatch stuck to their word that they’d work to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device tax that went into effect January as part of the Affordable Care Act–House Republicans included the provision in their bill to fund federal agencies into the next fiscal year, passed by the House late…