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Health data losses: Don’t blame hackers
While patients and doctors often worry about medical records being hacked by cybercriminals and Internet snoops, the...
State HIEs wrangle with thorny ’patient consent’ issue
Oregon and Illinois are two states that will launch their initial health information exchange core services in early...
HHS trend scan will signal potential health IT breakthroughs
The Health and Human Services Department plans to develop and maintain a continuous scan of current and emerging...
Social Security approves EHR interoperability technology
The Social Security Administration has approved the C32 Continuity of Care Document technology developed by health IT...
OIG to monitor Medicare, Medicaid IT upgrades, incentives
As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services prepares to upgrade its computer systems and begins to award...
Health IT contracts offer little protection for buyers
As healthcare providers purchase electronic health record software and other health IT to meet meaningful use...
Insurers take lead in EHR implementation
When the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced its final rules and regulations for meaningful use of...
Midmarket uses business intelligence to tame healthcare costs
  The complex requirements from US healthcare reform are creating two types of midmarket companies: Those...
Web Exclusive: HHS Meaningful Use Final Rule Draws Guarded Initial Praise
The release Tuesday morning of HHS' long-awaited meaningful use requirements for healthcare information technology drew...
HHS unveils meaningful use plan
In February, the stimulus bill that Congress passed announced that doctors and hospitals that make "meaningful...

Book: Medicare Audits in Long-Term Care: A Guide to MACs, RACs, and ZPICs
This book describes the different types of Medicare audits that nursing homes face and helps you take a proactive...