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AAMI: Meaningful use rewards early interoperability adopters
Evaluating hospital networks, data, drivers and device types should be completed before embarking on an...
The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care...
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...
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...
Key healthcare provisions take effect as GOP moves into House
Key parts of the new healthcare law will go into effect on Jan. 1, just before a Republican-controlled House returns...
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...
EHRs can’t measure stage 1 meaningful use
As hospitals gear up to meet Stage 1 of the meaningful use requirements under the federal government's electronic...
MA patients' files left at public dump
Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing...
Millions of Americans who qualify must wait two years for Medicare
Nearly 2 million disabled Americans fall into a twilight between the first monthly Social Security disability...

Handbook: HIPAA Handbook for Executive, Administrative and Corporate Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
Handbook: HIPAA Handbook for Coders, Billers and HIM Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
Handbook: HIPAA Handbook for Long-Term Care Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
Book: The Privacy Officer's Handbook, Second Edition
Privacy and security requirements now extend to business associates and vendors of personal health records...
Webcast: Breach Notification: Create an Incident Response Plan to Comply with HITECH
No matter how strong your security and privacy policies are, chances are good your organization will face a breach at...
Book: h-mail, Fourth Edition
HCPro is back with the fourth edition of a HIPAA training classic. Continuing the excellence of the earlier...
Video: Privacy, Security and You
Here's the one tool you need to train staff on both the HIPAA privacy and security rules as well as changes that have...
Book: CMS Publication 100-4 Chapter 10: CMS Home Health Billing Manual
This handy manual, updated to reflect 2010 changes, is a great resource for finding answers quickly and easily when...
Audio Conference: HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Rule
During this 90-minute audio conference, our speakers will help you understand what is included in the proposed rule...
Audio Conference: OCR Audit Readiness: Prepare for HIPAA Privacy and Security Inspections
This 90-minute audio conference helps you identify weaknesses at your organization. Our expert speakers give you...