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Despite challenges, disruption, experts sunny on HIE market
In spite of turmoil, the health information exchange (HIE) market grew more than 40 percent in 2011, according to a Chilmark Research report . "In little over a year we have seen several vendors exit
Meaningful Use is indispensable to healthcare reform
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the 2009 stimulus legislation, authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "to establish
ONC seeks opinions, concerns on mobile health security
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is digging deep to determine the public's appetite for mobile health technology, and their concerns about mobile security, according to a recently
Playing Devil's advocate with HITECH
I had an interesting conversation recently with Pam McNutt, the CIO of Dallas-based Methodist Health System, regarding the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' Meaningful Use
The moon landing was nothing compared to the ONC strategic plan
Where will health IT be in 2015? If we achieve all of the goals of the updated Office of the National Coordinator strategic plan , it will be in an ideal state. Everybody will have electronic health
OCR invites state AGs to gear up for HIPAA security crackdown
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its fight against HIPAA security and privacy violations, as mandated by the HITECH Act. The OCR, a
4.9M had health data stolen, lost in first year of HITECH Act
Theft was the primary cause of breaches of personal health information (PHI) between Sept. 21, 2009 and Sept. 21, 2010--the first year where breach incidents were publicly reported to the Department
Feds impose first civil fine ever in HIPAA case
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights hit Cignet Health with a $4.3 million civil penalty for violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule and failing to cooperate during the
NQF posts electronic measures specifications
CIOs looking for assistance in monitoring and comparing outcomes and provider performance through electronic health records (EHRs) may get an assist soon with the National Quality Forum's (NQF)
HHS sends EHR disclosures rule to OMB
The Department of Health and Human Services is getting closer to finishing its work on defining what providers will be responsible for when patients ask for disclosures in their electronic health
