February 2014

ONC demonstrates Blue Button Connector ()
Pronoia Health and AEGIS launch Open Library HIE ()
HIMSS unveils Continuity of Care Maturity Model ()
ICD-10 Will Not Be Delayed, Now What? ()
SGR Repeal Has a New Price, Here’s How it May Be Paid For ()
HIMSS14, Friday: Five things to know today ()
HIMSS14: Coordinated CDS program breaks down QI siloes ()
HIMSS14: Rapid adoption saves Lakeland Healthcare millions ()
Surveys highlight growing nursing informatics role, data protection concerns ()
Researchers develop Google Glass app for diagnostic test results ()
HIMSS14: athenahealth COO issues call to action ()
HIMSS conference gives CMS, ONC info on what providers need ()
HIMSS14: Tavenner offers no delays ()
Physicians split on prescribing apps ()
Large hospitals buying EMRs, most decisions are firm ()
NYT Well Blog: Can Physicians Really Be Taught to Be Better Communicators? ()
CMS's Griner Defends Open Payments Regulations ()
HIMSS14, Thursday: Five things to know today ()
HIMSS14: National coordinator panel covers challenges, goals ()
HIMSS14: Rodham Clinton thanks HIT workers ()
HIMSS14: Predictive analytics with an eye to the future ()
HIMSS Analytics survey: patient data access is greatest benefit of mobile tech ()
UCSF and Walgreens to share data for pharmacy initiative ()
Wall Street Journal: How to Bring the Price of Health Care Into the Open ()
Senators Introduce Bill to Remove 96-hour Certification Requirement for CAHs ()
HIMSS14: Data mining yields insights on quality indicators ()
ONC Survey Reveals Government’s Vested Interest in HIT Security ()
HIMSS14, Wednesday: Five things to know today ()
HIMSS14: Going beyond predictive modeling for ICD-10 ()
ONC Town Hall: 'We truly know the demands' ()
HIMSS14: HIEs attempt to solve patient matching puzzle ()
HIMSS14: New gallery highlights engaged patient strategies ()
AMDIS Connection | Protecting Privacy Without Harming Patients ()
Pushing CDS Capabilities Ahead ()
EMRs & Registries: The Integration Challenge ()
HIMSS14: Focus on the destination, not the tools ()
Clinical Engineering Fills Gap Between Technology & Clinical Disciplines ()
ONC Presents Priorities at Annual Meeting ()
Making Health IT SAFER ()
The Patient Matching Conundrum ()
VA mHealth program to target clinician-patient interaction ()
University of Miami, Lockheed Martin team up on patient data technology ()
Looking Into the Future: Wearables & Implantables ()
New initiative to focus on exchange progress ()
Puerto Rican insurer faces $6.8M fine for HIPAA violations ()
CMS adds measures to Physician Compare website ()
Partnerships, alliances target telehealth ()
HIMSS14, Tuesday: Five things to know today ()
HIMSS14: Pioneer ACO delivers ()
HIMSS14: Nurses' role in innovative care delivery ()
HIMSS14: CMIO responsibilities expanding ()
HIMSS14: Various roles of HIEs can support goals beyond local community ()
HIMSS14: How to build an innovation program ()
HIMSS14: Build an integrated security incident response team ()
CommonWell welcomes two new members ()
CMS: Further ICD-10 delay "not an option that is being considered" ()
HIMSS14: Bertolini calls upon health IT to cut the waste ()
ONC Announces 2015 Edition EHR Certification Criteria ()
Medicare Advantage Rate Cut Could Have Been Worse ()
No Time to Slow Down ()
48 provider orgs seek MU flexibility, extension ()
HIMSS14, Monday: Five things to know today ()
HIMSS14: 'Embrace innovative thinking' ()
HIMSS14: Sittig suggests random health IT safety surveys ()
HIMSS14: Patient matching, consent authorization mar HIEs ()
HIMSS14: Patient engagement strategy about collaboration ()
HIMSS14: Top-down view of interoperability ()
HIMSS14: In current wave of health IT, workflow and security issues loom large ()
ONC proposes 2015 CEHRT criteria ()
Samsung, UCSF establish center for digital health innovation ()
5 Things CHS Competitors Should Note in the Hospital Operator’s Recent Financials ()
10 ICD-10 Questions Physician Senators Want CMS to Answer this Week ()
ICD-10 debate rages on ()
CMS to conduct end-to-end ICD-10 testing this summer ()
Report details healthcare's dismal cybersecurity ()
Healthcare behind on business intelligence ()
The Payment Revolution: Volume- to Value-based Physician Compensation ()
Wisconsin Hospitals Raise the Quality Bar—Across the Board ()
No Magic Bullet ()
GOP senators want info on CMS ICD-10 testing plans ()
Calif. nonprofit launches eHealth pilot for older adults ()
Mixed messages ()
Highmark May Gain Additional Leverage With Blues Merger ()
Kaiser Permanente Colorado joins state HIE ()
Mayo Clinic, tech companies launch bedside analytics company ()
Patient Engagement: The Role of Navigators in Cancer Care ()
Both ends of the spectrum ()
ONC announces 15 spring HIT fellows ()
CMS creating database for agencies ready to receive data ()
Legislators: FDA regulatory process outdated, hurts innovation ()
Wireless Connection Between Welch Allyn Connex® Vital Signs Monitors and seca 360° Scales and Measuring Devices Helps Reduce Errors and Improve Workflow ()
HIMSS14 Pre-Conference Symposium on Identity Management, Privacy and Security Features Hospital Practitioners, Healthcare Association Leaders ()
NY HIE could have saved $1.3M by cutting duplicative CT scans ()
Report: QUEST hospitals save lives, $11B ()
Premier Says Its Platform Helped U.S. Hospitals Save $11.65 Billion and 136,375 Lives ()
Coalfire Launches Online Exchange for HIPAA Compliance and Risk Management ()
OIG to Look For Additional Kwashiorkor Fraudulent Billing in 2014 ()
Pushing telepsychiatry along ()
MEDHOST Launches Healthcare Engagement Platform, Driving Collaborative Care Initiatives Across Communities ()
One of the World’s First Hands-Free Data Interaction Tools for the OR To Debut at HIMSS14 ()
Top Electronic Health Records Vendors Rated by Client Satisfaction, Black Book Rankings Announce 2014 EHR Leaders for Small, Rural and Critical Access Hospitals ()
WEDI offers breach notification guidance ()
BCBS of Michigan Adds Five Hospital Systems to New Reimbursement Model ()
Leading Rural Hospital Provider Weathering 2-Midnight Change ()
U.K. hospitals unprepared for EHR implementation costs ()
AHRQ funding new HIT safety research ()
Seven organizations join Optum Labs collaborative ()
NIST releases cybersecurity framework ()
New FDA rule requires electronic reporting of adverse events ()
NASA technology put to work for lung cancer detection ()
MU, ICD-10 in the headlines again ()
Optimizing Effective Cancer Care at NIH ()
House panel ready to study MU abuse ()
Wearables set to spike ()
WEDI Offers Complimentary ICD-10 Compliance Training Through Webinar Series ()
AMA: ICD-10 costs ‘dramatically’ higher than estimates ()
Government, organizations working on interoperability ()
Bloomberg News: Administration's Studies of New Payment Systems Employ Faulty Data Analysis ()
Alliance seeks policy reform around telehealth, remote monitoring ()
Healthcare sector accounts for 43 percent of recorded breaches ()
Bill targets ‘overregulation’ in health IT industry ()
NIH program targets mHealth research ()
Survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction with EHR systems ()
New York Times Asks If Saving Money on Health Care Hurts Economy ()
5 Things the SGR Bill Does Besides Fix Doc Pay ()
Health Care Employment Anemic as Sequestration Cuts Continue ()
Pharmacy chains, associations join Blue Button initiative ()
HomeTown Health & the National School of Applied Telehealth Partner with the University of Virginia Center for Telehealth to Provide TeleHealth Certifications ()
HCI-DC 2014: Advancing big data ()
HCI-DC 2014: Cancer, big data and interoperability ()
HCI-DC 2014: Standards and interoperability ()
Indictment: Health exec falsely collected $800k in incentive payments ()
CMS to build public health agency and registry readiness database ()
HITPC: 5 elements of ONC's interoperability strategy ()
HCI-DC 2014: Government as facilitator of consensus standards ()
HCI-DC 2014: Executives share urgency for interoperability ()
CMS extends EHR attestation deadline by one month ()
HCI-DC 2014: Interoperability struggles on the ground ()
This week in health IT: Focus on federal mandates ()
Hands-Free Data Interaction Tool Gives Healthcare Providers New Solution to Prevent Surgical Errors ()
Electronic Medical Records Market to Grow Significantly by 2017, Allowing Greater Profitability and Efficiency in the Healthcare Industry, says GlobalData ()
HITPC: MU workgroup previews Stage 3 recommendations ()
CMS Resets Clock on 2-Midnight Rule ()
MGMA: Practices not ready for ICD-10; CMS must take action ()
MU incentives top $19B ()
OIG: HRSA-funded health center networks struggle with data sharing MU objectives ()
Early Medicare ACO Results Mixed ()
ONC puts call out for new HITPC, standards committee members ()
Press Ganey’s Quality PerformerSM Hospital eMeasures Solution Certified to Support Meaningful Use Stage 2 Clinical Quality eMeasures Reporting for Hospitals ()
American Well® Finds Video is Key to Telehealth Diagnosis ()
Redspin Reports on the "State of Healthcare IT Security" ()
Pronoia Health and AEGIS.net, Inc. Launch Open Library of Health Information Exchange (OLHIE) ()
OIG Work Plan targets security, integrity of EHRs, medical devices ()
Health Affairs: State and licensure policies impact telehealth adoption ()
DoD launching data mining effort targeting cancer ()
Shaq to become healthcare thought leader? ()
VA, Kaiser partner to improve data sharing ()
ICD-11 delayed by two years ()
Panel: HIT policies need better linkage to medication adherence ()
HHS Gives Patients Direct Access to Lab Results ()
21 Hospitals Enter Phase 2 in Bundled Prospective Payment Bet ()
Report: Security incidents cost U.S. hospitals over $1.6B annually ()
Final rule improves patient access to lab results ()
Cost reduction top priority for hospital innovation ()
New Study Casts Doubt on High-Price Hospitals' Value ()
Walgreens turns to big data analytics to improve care ()
iPatientCare EHR and Integrated Practice Management Announces ICD-10 Readiness ()
Medorizon Offers EMR for 3 Months While ICD-10 is Implemented ()
Leading Big Data Healthcare Analytics Company GNS Healthcare Secures Funding to Support Major Market Expansion ()