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Health IT groups want more alignment in MU Stage 2
The rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use needs to be more consistent with other reporting and quality requirements, according to several major stakeholders in the health IT provider industry.
HIMSS: Reform repeal would slow health IT quality initiatives
If the Supreme Court knocks down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), it could have repercussions on health IT quality initiatives: quality reporting, quality measure development, the availability
EHRs a major cause of patient info breaches
The "aggressive" adoption of electronic health records is one of the biggest reasons for the rise in security breaches of patient records, according to HIMSS' latest analytics report on the security
HIMSS: Hospitals must be more 'proactive' about data breach prevention
Hospitals and health organizations need to be more proactive about preventing health data breaches, concluded the authors of the recently released "2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient
Senator: Affordable Care Act repeal will hamper EHR adoption
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional , more than the law's individual mandate will be repealed. It would also hamper health information
HIMSS: Without reform, health IT programs will be lost
If the Supreme Court strikes down all or part of healthcare reform, it would stall a number of national health IT projects and initiatives, including health information exchanges, Richard M. Hodge,
HIMSS: Meaningful Use Stage 2 aligns HIEs, public health
The proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules has spurred partnerships between public health agencies and health information exchanges (HIEs), which will act as intermediaries for electronic reporting of
Report: Securing protected health information 'not always a top priority'
A comprehensive new report released this week, outlines the fragile state of patient information security, offering up a five-step methodology to help healthcare CIOs and CEOs determine the right
Hospital CIOs not hesitant to use consultants for IT projects
Hospital CIOs increasingly are using consultants to help deal with projects--such as electronic health record implementation to meet Meaningful Use requirements--according to a new survey conducted
Study: Hospitals using 'advanced' EMRs see substantial benefits
The more advanced a hospital's electronic medical records system, the greater the benefit to the hospital, according to a survey of 33 hospitals that have achieved stages 6 and 7 of the EMR adoption
