Compliance

Wisam Rizk, of Westlake, Ohio caused incorporation of shell company, paid kickbacks for Fingerhut’s silence, the Department of Justice said.

A report from the Wall Street Journal found that the Chicago-based company supplied inflated metrics and inaccurate reports, which may have boosted sales.

Gary Fingerhut may get up to four years in federal prison for the scheme.

The high threshold for patient engagement in 2019 will probably be amended in future rulemakings, but one MU expert says it highlights the limited utility of patient portals.

Chief Inspector of Hospitals Professor Ted Baker has said Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust should be placed into special measures after failing to make improvements.

While the president of the Nanaimo Medical Staff Association says the issues plaguing the IHealth EHR rollout aren’t unique to Cerner, a rushed deployment and lack of provider input have left the IHealth system riddled with issues.

EHR giant Epic will receive $480 million, a move to conform with state law.

21st Century Cures Act is helping drive expansion in the cellular therapies, with the field valued at $25 billion.

Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, Allscripts have all certified modules for meaningful use since mid-July.

Of medical residents polled, all of them had shared authorized credentials at one time or another.