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• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  More cybersecurity urged as attacks on healthcare networks continue

  While the ransomware attacks that recently crippled Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Health system and the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles captured nationwide headlines, those ...

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Cloud EHR vendor CEO Jonathan Bush hits health IT hot topics

  Jonathan Bush, CEO of cloud EHR vendor athenahealth Inc. talks about his plans to enter the midsize hospital market, cloud health IT technology and consumerization of health.

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  Telemedicine gaining acceptance

  Telemedicine is moving steadily from the margins of healthcare to the mainstream, according to a new industry survey. Nearly two-thirds of the 390 clinicians and healthcare executives who ...

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  Group submits proposal for changing weight of meaningful use objectives

  Though the criteria and focus of the meaningful use program have changed on multiple occasions since the program's inception, one of the most significant features of the program -- the percentage ...

• March 28, 2016 28 Mar'16

  Health app development contests devised by HHS, ONC

  A pair of government healthcare agencies announced three contests that will award six-figure sums to developers that make apps that are assets to patients and providers.

• March 25, 2016 25 Mar'16

  HIPAA audits and their discontents

  Now that it appears the long-awaited HIPAA audits of healthcare organizations and their business associates are actually starting, it's worth noting that not everyone is thrilled about the ...

• March 25, 2016 25 Mar'16

  After many delays, OCR HIPAA audits will start in 2016

  After a nearly two-year delay, OCR HIPAA audits of healthcare organizations are starting this year, though it is unclear exactly when audits will begin.

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  HIT Squad drops in on Epic Systems Corp. booth at HIMSS 2016

  The HIT Squad's unannounced visit to the Epic Systems Corp. booth at HIMSS 2016 produced a quotation, but also a polite evasion, as the HIT Squad roamed the exhibition floor.

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Healthcare groups call for 90-day meaningful use reporting period

  In a familiar refrain, a coalition of 34 healthcare organizations -- including the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) -- has called on CMS to "act quickly" and adopt a ...

• March 14, 2016 14 Mar'16

  ONC steps up campaign against information blocking

  With their new vendor pledge against information blocking, HHS and ONC have stepped up their campaign against the alleged practice by some EHR vendors and healthcare providers.

• March 09, 2016 09 Mar'16

  HIPAA compliance audits coming, cybersecurity expert says at HIMSS 2016

  In a podcast from HIMSS, cybersecurity expert Mac McMillan discusses a new health data security simulation system, long-delayed HIPAA audits and the safety of cloud technology.

• March 09, 2016 09 Mar'16

  Anxiety about cyberattacks on health data prompts OCR-NIST crosswalk

  With worry about cyberattacks on health data networks at an all-time high, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is drawing on the National Institute of ...

• March 07, 2016 07 Mar'16

  CMS makes plans for the end of meaningful use

  Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of CMS, was very direct in stating that meaningful use is winding down and will be replaced by an improved program.

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  The benign chaos of HIMSS 2016

  At times, it was hard to distinguish between the blinking slot machines on the dazzling casino floor of the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the tech-stocked booths of the country's biggest ...

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  HIT Squad visits Epic, IBM Watson Health booths at HIMSS 2016

  The HIT Squad took to the HIMSS 2016 exhibition floor, mic in hand. Among the booths they visited were Epic and IBM Watson Health.