Health Care It Scope

I'm going to answer this question with what I believe to be the correct answer: Yes, the healthcare industry is capable of doing security successfully. I base that belief not only on my experience over the last 20 plus years, but also because of the many...

The widespread development of health information exchange is happening quickly, and with it comes worries about confidentiality, privacy and security. But its benefits far outweigh potential concerns and include improved quality of care and reduced...

Fifteen years after Congress enacted the HIPAA data privacy laws, health care IT is adapting to guidelines made more stringent by the 2009 HITECH Act. With 2011 marking the 15th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights plans to uses to powers authorized under the HITECH Act to tighten up a host of security and privacy requirements, as well as exponentially increase the financial penalties for HIPAA privacy and security violations. Adam...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights plans to uses to powers authorized under the HITECH Act to tighten up a host of security and privacy requirements, as well as exponentially increase the financial penalties for HIPAA privacy and security...

HIPAA and HITECH final rules could be published by the end of this year or early next year, a top lawyer for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) says. Adam H. Greene, JD, MPH, senior health information technology and privacy specialist for OCR, gave...

After months of anticipation, the federal government finally released thenew rules for doctors and hospitals looking to cash in on stimulus funding incentives for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Announced Tuesday, July 13, by U.S....

FARMINGTON, Conn. - The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, recently submitted detailed comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the...

By, Bernie Monegain WASHINGTON – The government announced Friday $60 million to support healthcare IT research projects aimed at "breakthrough" advances. David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, said the money...

Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, emphasized Thursday that quality measures are at the heart of his office's strategy for using IT to transform the U.S. healthcare system. "The key to meaningful...

Posted by Lora Bentley Dr. David Blumenthal, the national health IT coordinator, is responsible for doling out government grants to reimburse health care organizations that implement electronic records technology. According to the HITECH section of the...

By Neil Versel, Until HHS officially publishes proposed regulations near the end of this year, Dr. David Blumenthal can't talk publicly yet about what "meaningful use" EMRs will look like, but the national coordinator for health information technology...

By Neil Versel Dr. David Blumenthal has been national coordinator for health information technology for a little more than six months now, and for all the health IT meetings I go to, teleconferences I listen in on and webinars I participate in, Wednesday...

By Anne Zieger It's only been a few days since the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a report explaining how it would meet new HIPAA privacy and security rules specified in the stimulus package. Experts...

Diana Manos, Senior Editor The Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations Wednesday requiring healthcare providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify...