In a move that shouldn’t surprise anybody, the American Hospital Association is urging CMS and the ONC to hurry up and finalize new rules which would...
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AHIMA is encouraging wide expansion of Blue Button use. The association is urging members and state AHIMA chapters to inform employers, families, healthcare...
Six Republican Senators have released a report arguing that there’s no evidence the $32 billion spent on Meaningful Use is delivering the benefits it was...
While the theme of HIMSS 2013 may have been, “How Great Is Interoperability,” the effectiveness of the many facets of interoperability are only as good as the...
As I walked the floor of the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, listening to the tour guide’s carnie-esque pitch on the wonders awaiting me with each...
I’ll admit, I was incredibly nervous about interviewing Dr. Doug Fridsma, the Chief Science Officer for the Office of the National Coordinator and the...
I know you’ve all been wondering how I’m planning to spend my mad crazy week at HIMSS in New Orleans. Well, maybe not ALL of you, but perhaps at least one –...
Like it or not, smartphones have become an important part of clinicians’ professional lives, and that includes accessing secure hospital systems...
Ken Terry at InformationWeek has an interesting editorial on Office of National Coordinator on Health IT’s (ONCHIT) latest contest for developers. This...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has thrown down the gauntlet on HIPAA, challenging medical practices to select...