Former CFO Pleads Guilty In Meaningful Use Fraud
Earlier this week a former hospital CFO pleaded guilty to submitting false documents so the medical center could receive $785,000 in payments under the meaningful use and electronic health records...
View Article2015 Healthcare Security Predictions Show Cybersecurity Need
A recent IDC healthcare security prediction report shows that half of healthcare organizations will have experienced a breach in the last 12 months by 2015. Healthcare security concerns are not likely...
View ArticleIs Health Data Security a Top Concern for Everyone?
A recent poll shows that patients are not overly concerned about their health data security. As technology continues to evolve, and healthcare organizations implement more connected options, it only...
View ArticleWhy Healthcare Security Must Be Top Priority for CIOs
Eight CIOs met to discuss healthcare security issues and what they can do to best mitigate cybersecurity risks. Healthcare CIOs admit that it’s not a matter of if their health systems will be breached,...
View ArticleHow Important is Cybersecurity for Healthcare Organizations?
An IDC report found that healthcare executives are spending more on their cybersecurity initiatives. As healthcare technology continues to evolve, the need for facilities to have comprehensive and...
View ArticleWhat Does the Latest Meaningful Use Extension Mean?
CMS extended the deadline for meaningful use attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday afternoon that hat eligible...
View ArticleCybersecurity is 2015 Top Health Technology Hazard
Cybersecurity is one of the top 10 health technology hazards for 2015, according to a recent ECRI Institute report. Cybersecurity should be a top priority for healthcare organizations, especially with...
View ArticleInteroperability Program Comes to Florida Health System
As hospitals and healthcare systems continue to implement new technologies, it is likely just a matter of time before interoperability is a hurdle they must overcome as well. Data sharing and the safe...
View ArticleHealthcare Privacy Issues Hinder Data Sharing, Report Finds
Recent research found that there are numerous issues, including healthcare privacy limitations, that could be causing interoperability problems. Certain barriers to public health data sharing, such as...
View ArticleNew Image Sharing Program Keeps PHI Safe
As technology continues to develop, patients are gaining greater control in how they receive medical care and how their protected health information (PHI) is transferred. Everything from patient...
View ArticleHIE Security Top Tips and Success Stories From 2014
Healthcare organizations have been working hard to implement proper HIE security practices this year, and must continue the process into 2015. Health information exchanges (HIE) continue to play an...
View ArticleCybersecurity Can be Improved with Info Sharing, Says NH-ISAC
A new platform that encourages information sharing from NH-ISAC hopes to improve cybersecurity measures across the healthcare industry. A new intelligence platform from the National Health Information...
View ArticleFederal Health IT Strategic Plan Focuses on Interoperability
The ONC released a health IT strategic plan this week that focuses on the next five years. The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
View ArticleHIPAA Mandates Discussed, Comments Sought in EHNAC Program
EHNAC released a draft of its accreditation program, including discussions on HIPAA mandates. The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) released the first draft of its latest...
View ArticleUS Health Security Preparedness Can Improve, Says Report
The nation’s health security preparedness is at a substantially positive level, but there is room for improvement, according to a report. Keeping patients healthy and their protected health information...
View ArticleHealth IT Discussed in Omnibus Spending Bill
The $1 trillion omnibus spending bill discusses several aspects of health IT, including rural health IT efforts. Health information technology (IT) continues to evolve every day, and organizations from...
View ArticleONC’s Lucia Savage Talks Healthcare Interoperability
Healthcare interoperability is going to continue to be a hot topic for 2015. More facilities are implementing EHRs and connecting to one another through health information exchanges (HIEs). It is...
View ArticleOre. Hopes to Fix Healthcare Security Issues with Ky. System
After numerous healthcare security issues, Oregon is implementing Kentucky’s health insurance exchange program. Oregon is officially transitioning away from working with Oracle America in an effort to...
View ArticleHIE Security and Interoperability Examined in ONC Study
A case study conducted by the NORC showed challenges and successes that six states had in creating HIE security and interoperability. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
View ArticleSecure Health Data Sharing Research Expanded with $500K Grant
Genetic Alliance will devise and review the effectiveness of health data sharing platform. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) contributed to the expansion of health data sharing services by...
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