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CHICAGO | Mike Miliard | May 21, 2013 | 11:15 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Policy and Legislation
One month after six Republican Senators published a white paper calling for a new approach to the federal meaningful use incentive program, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association, has drafted a point-by-point response. More
PORTLAND, ME | Bernie Monegain | May 21, 2013 | 10:48 AM | Health Information Exchange (HIE), Privacy and Security, Policy and Legislation
Maine's HealthInfoNet, a nonprofit that operates the statewide health information exchange, announced that all acute care hospitals are now under contract to connect to the query-based HIE. HealthInfoNet has 34 of the 38 hospitals connected already and... More
SACRAMENTO | Anthony Brino | May 21, 2013 | 10:23 AM | Health Information Exchange (HIE), Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
The California eHealth Quality program is offering $1 million in grants for physicians, clinics and hospitals in rural California to add health information exchange technologies and meet federal meaningful use standards. More
Erin McCann | May 21, 2013 | 09:26 AM | Quality and Safety, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Transparency is a touchy subject in healthcare. It's one of the last market strongholds desperately clutching to its principles of secrecy, and it won't go down without a fight. But many experts say this stands as one of many reasons the industry... More
IRVING, TX | Bernie Monegain | May 20, 2013 | 11:01 AM | Meaningful Use, Business Intelligence, Quality and Safety
VHA, a nationwide healthcare network of 1,400 not-for-profit healthcare organizations that work to boost clinical performance while reducing costs, has cut a deal with Phytel to help its members tackle population management. More
DALLAS | Erin McCann | May 20, 2013 | 10:52 AM | Network Infrastructure, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
The healthcare IT applications market continues to grow, according to a new Research and Markets report, which projects that by 2017 the global market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 7 percent. More
Jeff Rowe | May 20, 2013 | 10:04 AM | Meaningful Use, Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
There are buzz phrases, and then there are buzz phrases. And if there's one phrase that has permeated the healthcare sector more thoroughly than all the others, it's probably "accountable care." But what exactly does it mean? Or, more to... More
Diana Manos | May 20, 2013 | 08:22 AM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Ever since the updated HIPAA rule took effect last March, some hospital IT departments see themselves as "the HIPAA police," clamping down in ways that the rule doesn't require, says one industry expert. More
SHREVEPORT, LA | Erin McCann | May 17, 2013 | 11:08 AM | Privacy and Security
Siemens Healthcare and Louisiana State University are notifying 8,330 patients of a HIPAA breach following a database mishap that resulted in billing and treatment information being mailed to the wrong patients. More
Diana Manos | May 17, 2013 | 11:06 AM | Business Intelligence, Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare organizations will need to be more effective, cost efficient and productive in the future to not only survive, but also to maintain positive cash flows, according to Brian Fugere, COO of RemitDATA. More
Bernie Monegain | May 17, 2013 | 11:01 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety
Several organized physician groups are beta testing URAC's new clinical integration accreditation program standards. The independent standards organization created the new program to serve as a road map for health providers to achieve clinical... More
CHICAGO | Erin McCann | May 17, 2013 | 10:38 AM | Network Infrastructure
Bed management software applications have witnessed record growth rates over the past five years and are considered the new hot market for vendors and providers to watch, according to the findings of a new HIMSS Analytics report. More
