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• EMR ROI

  
  EMR and HIPAA — Authority: 127
  HIMSS has been collecting stories of EMR success. One of my readers asked for more of these stories as well. So, I figured I’d highlight one that I found that was an interesting look at the ROI he received from implementing an EMR. Here’s an excerpt of the ROI they Glynn Medical Associates out of Georgia saw: ...
  4 days ago

• Mark Leavitt Leaves CCHIT

  
  EMR and HIPAA — Authority: 127
  Today the big news was that Mark Leavitt is leaving his role as chairman of CCHIT. Healthcare IT news reported on the announcement: “The board accepts Mark’s decision with reluctance but appreciates his commitment to overseeing a seamless transition,” said H. Stephen Lieber, chairman of the board of ...
  1 week ago

• Workforce and Regional Extension Center Challenges in HITECH Act

  
  EMR and HIPAA — Authority: 127
  I just read one of the best blog posts I’d read in a long time. So much so that I just had to post part of it a link to it on my site. The post is called “ Far From Shovel-Ready ” by Anthony Guerra. I think you all should go and read the entire post. It’s well thought out and well written. I don’t know ...
  1 week ago

• HITECH Act Brings High Price for Privacy Breach: Are Healthcare Organizations Ready for Health IT Security Demands?

  
  EMR Blog — Authority: 131
  The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, significantly increased the HHS Secretary’s authority to impose higher monetary penalties for HIPAA violations occurring after Feb. 18, 2009. Prior to the ...
  1 week ago

• HIMSS: Health organizations not prepared for new HIPAA rules

  
  News — Authority: 127
  Following closely on the heels of the publication of an HHS interim final rule that sharply raises civil penalties for HIPAA privacy violations comes a report from HIMSS that healthcare organizations are woefully underprepared to meet the new, tougher HIPAA privacy and security requirements called for in the American ...
  1 week ago

• HIMSS EHR Association Emphasizes Need for Exchange Standard

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 154
  “The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s EHR Association is made up of nearly 50 companies supplying electronic health records nationwide.On October 29th, the EHR Association testified before the HIT Standards Committee implementation workgroup. This workgroup advises the Office of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Meaning of Meaningful Use of EMR

  
  Medical Practice Trends.com — Authority: 100
  If you talk to anyone who is involved in the electronic medical records (EMR) industry, one of the biggest points of discussion is what is known as “Meaningful Use of EMR.” What started as a well-intentioned (by some) effort to establish standards for EMR software systems has morphed into political jockeying by ...
  3 weeks ago

• Senator Grassley: You’re on Track About EMR Problems, But Here Are Some More Questions to Ask

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  An article in today’s Washington Post links to a letter written by Senator Charles E. Grassley. The letter is directed at 10 EMR (electronic medical record) vendors, and asks very pointed questions about whether the vendors have been negligent in not addressing patient safety issues in their technologies. ...
  4 weeks ago

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