Tag: Health IT
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Despite HIPAA compliance deadline, OCR to delay some requirements
While today marks the first day that healthcare organizations and their business associates will need to be in compliance with the HIPAA omnibus rule unveiled in January, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is already making exceptions and delaying certain aspects of the rule. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/despite-hipaa-compliance-deadline-ocr-delay-some-requirements/2013-09-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Report: Hospitals Moving Along on MU Stage 2
Sixty-eight percent of eligible hospitals have purchased software from a vendor that has been certified to meet the criteria for Stage 2 of meaningful use, according to a recent report from HIMSS Analytics, the analytics arm of the Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Sixty-eight percent of eligible hospitals have purchased software from…
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The Guidance Begins To Roll Out…
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) promised further guidance on some of the changes delivered in the Omnibus Rule earlier this year and this week we have seen this start to roll out. First came the new Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) issued by the OCR on their website to give organizations a template to…
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Though important, RCM projects struggle for priority
Hospitals’ rush to swap out their revenue-cycle management (RCM) systems has slowed, with many trying to figure out whether they can make do with the systems they already own. However, the $2.4… read more Source: Though important, RCM projects struggle for priority
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CMS: Significant variation in first MU attesters
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new white paper providing an in-depth analysis of the first attesters in the Meaningful Use Incentive Program. read more Source: CMS: Significant variation in first MU attesters
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Google jumps back into healthcare space with Calico
Search on Google for the phrase “how to live longer” and soon you may have an answer from Google itself. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company recently announced plans to launch Calico, a new firm that will try to solve healthcare’s problems and extend human life, according to Google co-founder and CEO, Larry Page, who made…
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HIMSS Analytics Report: More Than 60% of US Hospitals Ready to Meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use in 2014
According to data collected through June 2013 in the HIMSS Analytics® Database, approximately 68% of hospitals have purchased technology from a software vendor that has been certified to the 2014 Edition certification criteria. The report from HIMSS Analytics, Hospital Readiness to Meet Meaningful Use Stage 2, assesses the preparedness of eligible hospitals to meet the…
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How Meaningful Use Perpetuates The EMR Communication Barrier
As we move towards interoperability, patient data is constantly changing hands, but proprietary EHR vendor codes inhibit the true exchange of patient information. Meaningful Use attempts to address this by forcing vendors to share data using common, standard terminologies (such as SNOMED-CT). However, the translation from the original data format into the standard terminology can…
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Ready or not: HIPAA gets tougher today
Leon Rodriguez, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is a serious looking guy. It would be no stretch to say intimidating, even, as the tall, broad-shouldered director represents the face of the more-stringent-than-ever HIPAA Omnibus Rule – compliance date of Sept. 23. The new rule…
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National Health IT Week Gives Power To The Patient
National Health IT Week highlights how technology is transforming the delivery of care, from patient engagement to driving better patient outcomes to streamlining clinical and business operations By Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A., CMIO, PatientPoint Source: National Health IT Week Gives Power To The Patient