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Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 10:58 am | January 04, 2018
Consumerism. Patient safety. Privacy and security and enforcement and an increase in cyberattacks will be top of mind in the next twelve months.
HIE
By Bill Siwicki | 03:04 pm | January 03, 2018
Akiri is developing a networking platform it says will help healthcare organizations more easily share data using blockchain.
Compliance
By Tom Sullivan | 02:05 pm | January 03, 2018
Plaintiffs say they had to forfeit meaningful use incentive payments in 2014 and lost out on more money in 2017 because EHR did not meet requirements, though eClinicalWorks says the claims are without merit.
Revenue Cycle
By Mike Miliard | 01:18 pm | January 03, 2018
As data is submitted to the new system, providers can see real-time scoring within each of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System performance categories.
By Jessica Davis | 01:08 pm | January 03, 2018
Agency is looking to crackdown on fraud, waste and abuse and plans to create a program to prioritize how money is doled out.
Interoperability
By Michael Gaspar | 12:51 pm | January 03, 2018
In preparation for the new year and HIMSS18, we're hosting the #EmpowerHIT Twitter Chat to take a closer look at interoperability and identify priority areas and strategies to move forward.
Telehealth
By Bill Siwicki | 11:21 am | January 03, 2018
As technology vendors increasing specialize on telepharmacy, rural providers are deploying the tools to offer patients 24/7 pharmacy services.
SPONSORED Privacy & Security
By Commvault | Commvault | 10:49 am | January 03, 2018
Ananth Balasubramanian, general manager of worldwide healthcare business at Commvault, is all about data.
Precision Medicine
By Jessica Davis | 05:24 pm | January 02, 2018
The National Institutes of Health’s Genomic Working Group said researchers should build the program in a systemic way before reaching the planned 1 million participants.
Mobile Health IT
By Dave Muoio | 04:46 pm | January 02, 2018
The policy outlined now mirrors the current position of the Joint Commission, which underwent its own series of flip-flops on the subject in 2016.