The creation of the not-for-profit CommonWell Health Alliance in 2013 was a turning point for data use and interoperability in the U.S. health care market. Many of the largest EHR vendors, clinicians, and others…
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The Rise of Healthcare Cyber Threats
Over the past decade, cybersecurity breaches have dramatically increased across industries, with healthcare becoming a primary target. The devastating attack on Change Healthcare served as a crucial wake-up call…
Diana Van Blaricom, SVP, ERP Strategy at ROI Healthcare Solutions, says that the surge of EHR adoption in the wake of the 2009 HITECH Act has played itself out, and many organizations are turning…
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Over the past decade, cybersecurity breaches have skyrocketed, particularly in healthcare. The attack on Change Healthcare was a major wake-up call – prompting, among other reforms, the notice of proposed rulemaking from HHS in…
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Tim Armstrong, Head of Product Management, Retarus
Healthcare organizations recognize that modern communication systems are crucial to enhancing operational efficiency and securing sensitive patient information. While some have been slow to adopt new technologies due…
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Introduction
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was designed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance within the healthcare sector. However, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates…
In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
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The previous article in this series explained how Real Time Medical Systems, Inc. raised the ire of PointClickCare Technologies, Inc. and was prevented from using bots and screen scraping to get access to patient…
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MedPeds is strongly oriented toward innovation. Twenty years ago, before the HITECH Act subsidized electronic medical records, MedPeds adopted eClinicalWorks in a purposeful way: They scanned active medical records into eClinicalWorks and took away…
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At HIMSS, we sat down to talk with CommonWell Health Alliance to learn about their passion for interoperability and some of the latest happenings with the CommonWell community. This included an update on CommonWell’s…
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