Tag: the-industry
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OCR: Healthcare organizations unaware of privacy regulations
Recent HIPAA audits of provider and payer organizations conducted by contractor KPMG on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services determined that many in the industry don’t know which privacy regulations apply to them. read more
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Creating a Healthcare System Without Infection – Is it Possible?
In the complex world of healthcare IT today, many of the hot topics encompass concerns around meaningful use, accountable care, and population health. While these issues are at the core of healthcare IT, one area …
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Epic CEO Questions Motives of CommonWell Alliance Members
At the monthly meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee, members discussed the CommonWell Health Alliance, the interoperability cooperation between five of the industry’s biggest vendors. Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic Systems (Verona, Wis.), and a Health IT Policy committee member, questioned the motives of the group during the meeting.
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In a Shifting Vendor Landscape, Why the HCI 100 Matters More Than Ever
Want to know what’s really going on these days in the healthcare IT vendor sphere? The Healthcare Informatics 100 will once again be a uniquely important touchstone for our industry It’s always amusing to me how the received wisdom so often ends up being just plain wrong.