Compliance & Legal

The definition of harm as it relates to data breaches has been placed front-and-center in legal cases this year.

Due to the Trump administration’s budget cuts for the ONC, the agency won’t be able to meet the requirement set out in the 21st Century Cures Act, officials told a Senate committee.

The case was dismissed based on jurisdiction, but the VA and Cerner both say CliniComp has not shown why the VA’s decision is illegal or unjustified.

Only 9 percent are fully compliant with ONC’s 2015 EHR certification, according to a new report from the eHealth Initiative. 

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.