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New 'Topics' menu to offer deeper content dives
Posted on October 29th, 2010 No commentsIt’s now easier than ever for Healthcare IT News readers to find information on ARRA, electronic health records, ICD-10 and many other key subjects, thanks to a new website navigation that enables topic-specific content browsing.
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Physicians encounter barriers in exchanging lab results electronically
Posted on October 21st, 2009 No commentsThe HIT Policy Advisory Committee’s information exchange workgroup learned Tuesday just how difficult it’s going to be for doctors to exchange electronic lab results to qualify for federal “meaningful use” bonuses. Physicians can earn a potential $44,000 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), beginning Oct. 1, 2011, but they will have to show meaningful use of data, including the use of electronic laboratory results.
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Market for CMIOs surges
Posted on October 19th, 2009 No commentsThe demand for chief medical information officers is expanding rapidly, according to a national executive search firm.
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Health care security, HIPAA compliance on deck for CIOs in Obama era
Posted on September 10th, 2009 No commentsThe public focus on health care is arguably at an all-time high, with millions, if not billions, of dollars earmarked for the adoption of electronic health records and with federal agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission signaling a keen interest in penalizing organizations that fail to protect patient health information.
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Contract change puts personal data at risk
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 No commentsThousands of customers are wondering what will happen to the fingerprint and personal data they provided to a Registered Traveler operator who went out of business.
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Reports: Liability Coverage for Regional Health Information Organizations
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 No commentsThis report provides lessons from AHRQ-funded projects on how to navigate the immature and complicated landscape of liability within a health information exchange environment.
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Suit claims Stimulus Act puts privacy in jeopardy
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 No commentsA class action claims that the Stimulus Act jeopardizes the privacy rights of the 65 percent of Americans who aren’t on Medicaid or Medicare by requiring healthcare providers to create an electronic health record of every person in the United States.
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The History of the Identity theft Resource Center
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 No commentsThe History of the Identity Theft Resource Center
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iMedica named preferred EHR vendor by NJ Physicians
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 No commentsNew Jersey Physicians, a physician advocacy organization formed in 2007, has named Dallas-based iMedica the preferred electronic health record vendor for the state’s physicians.
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EHRs could boost quality of care, according to New England Journal of Medicine
Posted on May 28th, 2009 No commentsA New England Journal of Medicine article calls for the establishment of an independent institute for technology assessment and says electronic health records could “appreciatively” boost quality of care.
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