As more providers are using digital data, privacy and security issues have become a greater concern. Protecting confidential patient information is also a priority for IT vendors, who are interested in offering solutions that come equipped with heightened security features. The industry-wide transition to HIPAA 5010 code set comes with heightened emphasis on privacy of patient data content in provider transactions, since 5010 aims to ensure that only the "minimum necessary" personal health information required for business purposes is included in a transaction.
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More than two-thirds of hospitals surveyed for a new study reported that their nurses use their personal smartphones while on the job for personal and clinical communications. IT support for those devices is lacking, however, as are policies for their security.
December 3, 2012
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From hurricanes to hackers, there's plenty that could go wrong when it comes to data security. With so much riding on unfettered and highly secure access to healthcare information of every kind -- from prescription information to scheduling to payroll -- keeping that data ironclad is more important than ever.
November 26, 2012
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added descriptive specification sheets for meaningful use Stage 2 to help eligible physicians and hospitals participate and complete the measures for the electronic health record incentive programs.
November 14, 2012
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The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) announced Tuesday that it will partner with DirectTrust.org to create a national accreditation program for health information service providers.
November 13, 2012
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As providers and hospitals drive toward meaningful use of certified EHRs, the ONC is at work on how the identity of individuals should be verified when they electronically access their health records.
November 6, 2012
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As information technology becomes ever more central to healthcare, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced Thursday that it will create a new leadership role to help guide the organization's future growth.
November 2, 2012
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The Statewide Health Information Network of New York sees itself as a "public utility" as much as an HIE. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, as patients bounce between hospitals (and as other public utilities, such as electricity and transportation, are compromised), it has enabled critical continuity of care.
October 31, 2012
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Even as nearly everyone is using smartphones and tablets for critical information, few organizations have taken steps to keep the devices safe from cyber threats, according to a new survey from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and AT&T.
October 29, 2012
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Even as providers are being encouraged to digitize their healthcare information, the threats against that data's security are increasing dramatically. Security experts warn about the vastly higher cost of waiting until breaches occur, rather than doing the upfront work to prevent them.
October 29, 2012
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"If we do not have the processes in place to make sure we're dotting our Is and crossing our Ts, that medical record will not prove that we cared, that medical record will prove that we failed," said one EHR expert at last week's MGMA conference in San Antonio.
October 29, 2012
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Exeter Hospital officials say the organization's electronic medical record (EMR) system helped identify patients infected with the hepatitis C virus and ultimately prompted the hospital's notification to the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services.
October 25, 2012
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A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of illegally accessing the private health information of some 12,000 patients, as reported by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
October 23, 2012
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