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Federal health care regulations and compliance

• HIPAA compliance not guaranteed with ePHI security

  Medical facilities sometimes believe security is equivalent to compliance with HIPAA -- but not so fast. Organizations must consider other aspects when guarding patient data.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare goals ONC official says CIOs should focus on

  ONC deputy coordinator highlights healthcare goals -- including improving cybersecurity and lowering barriers to interoperability -- that should be top of mind for CIOs in 2018.  Continue Reading

• How a healthcare data scientist can aid in value-based care

  As hospitals begin to make the transition to value-based care, data scientists can help analyze patient trends that will lead to improved outcomes and better quality of care.  Continue Reading

• Value-based models of care depend on advanced technologies

  As healthcare shifts from fee-for-service to value-based care, health systems and physician groups are using advanced technology to achieve better care at lower cost.  Continue Reading

• Cloud for healthcare spawns benefits and challenges

  Cloud systems for health IT applications are proliferating quickly in an industry resistant to cloud. In this Q&A, an expert says the cloud for healthcare is too compelling to ignore.  Continue Reading

• Analyst: The changing role of the CIO in healthcare

  The changing role of healthcare CIOs is due to many factors: emerging technologies, regulations, reimbursement and more. An analyst suggests how CIOs can stay current.  Continue Reading

• Value-based payment given higher priority than cybersecurity

  Health IT experts discuss why healthcare organizations may be more focused on reimbursement than on cybersecurity.  Continue Reading

• Patient matching software works for Connecticut state agency

  A Connecticut state social services agency uses master patient index software to enable accurate patient matching for clients seeking behavioral and physical healthcare services.  Continue Reading

• To solve lack of interoperability, health IT tries third-party apps, HIEs

  Many healthcare professionals are turning to third-party applications, the use of APIs and HIEs to overcome the lack of interoperability still present in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• New cybersecurity technologies can help providers prevent attacks

  While providers have made progress on cybersecurity, malware and insider threats are still rampant; newer technologies like access control and behavioral analytics are effective.  Continue Reading

• Patient engagement in healthcare a key to value-based reimbursement

  With the advent of value-based care, patient engagement is becoming increasingly important to keep patients as long-term customers and get them involved in their own treatment.  Continue Reading

• Wearable health device helps former ONC coordinator rack up steps

  Former ONC national coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari piles up thousands of daily steps with his Fitbit band, but he remains skeptical about the efficacy of wearable health technology.  Continue Reading

• Learn how to detect cyberattacks and prevent them

  Cyberattacks have become an all-too-common occurrence. Health IT experts offer advice on how to detect, prevent and recover from cyberattacks using the most effective technologies.  Continue Reading

• HIE executive director: Why HIEs probably aren't data blocking

  Some experts have discussed how data blocking is occurring with HIEs. But an HIE executive director argues that other barriers are in the way and contractually HIEs can't data block.  Continue Reading

• PatientPing helps with coordinating care among healthcare providers

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT features PatientPing, a startup in Boston that provides technology to improve coordinating care.  Continue Reading