Privacy & Security
Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have introduced legislation to make doctors' Medicare claims data public for the first time.
Department of Health and Human Services officials have launched a new program, developed under the Affordable Care Act, aimed at eliminating medical errors on a national scale.
New Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) research indicates that medical groups face significant challenges as they seek to transition to the new HIPAA Version 5010 electronic standards.
As healthcare organizations work to make the transition from paper to digital, one area that should not be overlooked is the provider credential verification process, says one expert.
The ONC announced earlier this week that more than 60 healthcare and health IT organizations - from EHR vendors to integrated delivery systems to state-based and private-sector HIEs - have expressed their support for the Direct Project's simple and secure messaging protocols.
Military healthcare provider will help fortify Fusionfx HIE platform
The American Academy of Family Physicians and e-prescribing network Surescripts have introduced a new messaging system to provide doctors across the country with a way to securely communicate with each other.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GE Healthcare and the Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services are collaborating on a project to test the efficacy of actionable health alerts delivered to a physician's electronic medical record.
Financial rewards are being used as the carrot for healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records, achieve meaningful use and include quality reporting and tracking in outcomes measurement.
David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for health information technology, announced his departure from the ONC just 17 days before the HIMSS11 conference began on Feb. 19 in Orlando, Fla. Blumenthal came onboard just two weeks prior to HIMSS09.