September 2014

Improving IT's ability to get the right care to the right patients ()
Bill would authorize more telemedicine services at ACOs ()
Study: Promote portals at office visit to increase use ()
CMS’ release of Open Payments data opens window to financial relationships ()
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ to Support Dignity Health’s Integration of Remote Care Management into Standard of Care ()
Bringing teamwork into primary care ()
HCLF keynote: Methods to improve care transitions ()
National Healthcare Leaders Gather at MDS Consulting’s Annual Conference to Share Strategies for Success as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold ()
Task force calls for reform of veterans’ healthcare ()
Editorial: It’s not just about care delivery, but improving health ()
Burwell: ACA will yield $5.6B in savings in uncompensated hospital costs ()
HIX small business plans 7% cheaper on average ()
Post ACA, virtual doc business thriving ()
Nevada hospital awarded $1.7M for EHR transition ()
Clinic chain breach hits 2,500 patients ()
16 Black Book award winners showcase top ranked coding and revenue cycle products and services at 86th AHIMA Convention and Exhibit ()
Office Ally Introduces New e-Prescribing Module ()
Intermountain, Cerner join bidders for $11B DoD contract ()
Athenahealth seeks a few good innovators ()
Surescripts network adds major health systems ()
HHS budget allocates 1% to cloud computing ()
Editorial: ACA is working ()
Philips merges healthcare, consumer goods assets ()
Why not run healthcare like a business? ()
Four Pioneer ACOs drop out ()
Pricetag of HealthCare.gov tops $2B ()
Four more drop out of Pioneer ACO program ()
Uphill battle for ACOs pursuing HIT interoperability ()
Good time for security advice ()
Slow progress on ICD-10 ()
Calif. HIEs sign interoperability agreement ()
Defending critical infrastructure from cyber attacks ()
MediSafe Wins First Prize at Health 2.0’s Traction Startup Championship Competition ()
COTA Closes $3.7M of Planned $7M Series A Funding Round to Transform Cancer Outcomes and Reimbursement ()
Good security compliance requires passion ()
OCR official shares enforcement plans ()
Dell execs offer cybersecurity advice ()
Startup mines consumer data to offer drug-taking info and advice ()
New bracelet designed to bolster health IT security ()
KLAS survey: Usability ranked as most important feature for EMRs ()
In NYT op-ed, Mostashari offers proof of ACA success ()
Office Practicum Acquires the Assets of Workflow.com ()
ChoiceHealth and Cigna Start Collaborative Care Program to Improve Health and Lower Costs for Northern Virginia Customers ()
A roadmap for a delivery system that partners with patients, families ()
Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim top NCQA’s list of best insurance plans ()
Breach report identifies breach patterns, best mitigation ()
Improved device security requires cooperation, collaboration ()
NIST framework: Assessing an organization’s cybersecurity readiness ()
Cedars-Sinai CIO: External threats are new horizon of health security ()
OCR Director: ‘An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure’ ()
Zynx Health Unveils Revolutionary Evidence-Based Mobile Care Team Coordination and Secure Messaging Solution ()
Wells Fargo Capital Finance Surpasses $1 Billion in Healthcare Commitments ()
Ark. hospital might have to give back $900K Stage 1 incentive ()
ONC officials share health IT safety efforts ()
HIT pros well-paid, satisfied, according to annual survey ()
Consumers who use cost estimator tool pick higher quality physicians ()
Congress urges HHS to update HIPAA mHealth guidance ()
WEDI Survey: Few healthcare stakeholders find value in HPID transactions ()
Fridsma leaving ONC for AMIA chief role ()
Survey: Clients, employees approve of Cerner acquisition of Siemens Healthcare IT ()
NCPDP Educational Summit, Improving the Infrastructure for Continuity of Care, Features Keynote, Steven Posnack ()
Former employee probable source of breach impacting 80K ()
Congress to HHS: Update HIPAA mHealth guidance ()
RECs surpass MU Stage 1 goal ()
Study: ‘Defensive medicine’ represents small portion of medical costs ()
Torrent of activity ()
HIMSS’ 25-year survey: Old problems become new again ()
Charting a course towards HIE governance ()
HIMSS’ three wishes of Congress ()
Engaging patients with health IT ()
NextServices™ and Quantta Analytics Establish Partnership to Develop Advanced Analytics For Hospitals, Surgery Centers and Multi-Specialty Groups ()
Research and Markets: The Pulse of Telehealth 2014 ()
eClinicalWorks Customers Generate Savings with ACO Model ()
Empowering patients through access to health records ()
Government is committed to Blue Button ‘more than ever’ ()
Early tech adopters in healthcare reap the rewards ()
Patient access to online records low ()
Rep. Burgess talks health IT ()
Study: Most physicians say EHRs have not improved efficiency, patient care ()
Wash. system launching $150M venture capital fund ()
Legislators introduce Flex-IT Act to counter MU final rule ()
Hackers source of Utah clinic breach affecting 30K ()
CMS: Medicare ACOs have saved $372M ()
Most health apps lack privacy policy ()
App group calls for updated HIPAA guidance to spur innovation ()
NYC hospital launches innovation center ()
House Democrat seeks hearing on CHS data breach ()
AMA offers framework for EHR design overhaul ()
Press Ganey Report Identifies Best Practice Strategies for Patient Experience Transparency ()
CHIME, AMDIS, more 'implore' HHS to amend 2015 EHR reporting period ()
IDC Health Insights Launches Healthcare IT Services Strategies Advisory Service ()
Telemedicine shows promise in chronic disease management ()
Epic hires lobbying firm to improve interoperability image ()
Cognizant acquiring TriZetto for $2.7B ()
OCR head: Help patients understand their rights ()
DeSalvo kicks off Natl. Health IT Week ()
Unauthorized access cause of Tampa General Hospital breach ()
Lana Moriarty joins ONC as director of consumer e-health ()
Choice and Suncoast Solutions Create Largest Quality Benchmarking Group ()
HIMSS report: Incentivize interoperability for HIE sustainability ()
3.7K at risk after Temple University breach ()
Privacy considerations of Apple’s Smartwatch ()
Server glitch exposed PHI of 7k patients for 3 years ()
Tips for vendor contracting for better info security ()
Analytics tops IT priorities for CIOs ()
Medical device security woes, opportunities ()
Spotlight on information security ()
Sandlot Solutions Raises $23.3 Million in Funding Led by Lemhi Ventures ()
Final rule scraps optional 2015 CEHRT Edition; revises 2014 Edition ()
Third Annual Healthcare Leadership Forum Expands to Include Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Practice Across Healthcare ()
First-of-Kind Health and Human Services Survey Drives Home Sustainability Concerns ()
HIE Market by Setup Types (Public & Private), Vendors (Web Portal & Platform), Implementation Models (Centralized, Federated, & Hybrid), Application (Interfacing, Secure Messaging) - Global Trends & Forecast to 2018 ()
ChartSpan Achieves Patient Interoperability; Releases The First Interoperable Patient Healthcare App ()
CMS official fields questions on 2014 CEHRT flex rule ()
What keeps HIT security executives up at night ()
Following up on JASON report ()
Tackling latent risks in health IT security ()
Telemedicine association shares which states make the grade ()
Telemedicine in Clinical Trials Highlighted at Upcoming Conferences ()
Frost & Sullivan Commends eClinicalWorks CCMR®, a Comprehensive Analytical Platform for Population Health Management ()
PracticeMax Announces Acquisition of Optimum Medical Management ()
Halamka shares info security advice ()
Marx: Leadership cornerstone to health IT security ()
Aetna CISO on risk-based approach to info security ()
OIG audit finds La. over- and underpaid MU incentives ()
OCR official: No timeframe yet for audits, but expect more in-depth reviews ()
Recognizing Innovation ()
Fourth team enters bid for DoD EHR modernization contract ()
Healthcare cyberattacks increased 91% in one year ()
BCH CIO shares experience with Anonymous cyberattack ()
Study: Majority of patients ready for telehealth ()
Back to Basics ()
Mid-America Regional Council Expands Safety Net Clinic Health Information Exchange Initiative ()
Saving Time & Money with Asynchronous Virtual Visits ()
Bringing Home Health Into the Fold ()
Identity theft ring cited in AltaMed breach ()
Functionality Failure: More EHR Users Ready to Replace ()
HIEs: The Quest for Value ()
AMDIS Speakers Tackle Tough IT Challenges ()
The Challenges Keep Changing: Meaningful Use Roundtable ()
ICD-10 transition could create patient safety data issues ()
2014 Accelerator Awards ()
HHS: Healthcare.gov breach did not compromise personal data ()
DrFirst's EPCS Gold Approaching 700,000 Controlled Substance E-Prescriptions Issued ()
HITPC: More analysis of JASON data infrastructure report findings ()
Survey touts EHR benefits in communications, patient safety ()
FSMB moves one step closer to Interstate Medical Licensure Compact ()
27% of U.S. broadband households own a connected device ()
ANA: U.S. will need 1.1 million more R.N.s by 2022 to head off shortage ()
Delaware hospital’s bedside addiction intervention program gets White House officials’ attention ()
Most providers have no strategy for accountable care ()
Michigan merger of three not-for-profit healthcare systems finalized ()
CMS schedules three testing weeks for ICD-10 ()
CMS actuaries predict current slowdown in health care spending will not last ()
Isabel Healthcare to Exhibit at ENGAGE14, Greenway Health’s Annual Users Conference ()
The Data Quality Campaign Becomes National Cyber Security Awareness Month Champion ()
Is time on our side? ()
Best Doctors, Inc. Acquires Rise Health to Accelerate Expansion of Its Digital Health Solutions Focused on Helping People Get the Right Diagnosis and Treatment ()
Big Data & Analytics: Taking Pharma to the Next Generation ()
Google’s Megan Smith tapped as new U.S. CTO ()
EHR implementation boosts reimbursement, but patient visits decline ()
Medical device groups call on FDA to advance registries ()
HITPC subgroup begins work on ‘thorny’ HIE governance ()
HITPC: $25B doled out for MU; CEHRT flex to keep providers 'on track' ()
Study of Breakthrough Behavioral's Online Video Counseling Reveals Positive Outcomes ()
Facebook surveys of HPV vaccine uptake help pinpoint disparities ()
Ohio hospitals show cutting HAIs requires cultural shift ()
HHS bends on Meaningful Use Stage 2 ()
Highmark and UPMC saga draws to a close with publication of final transition plan ()
AHA seeks changes in House bill to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare ()
PwC Health Research Institute confirms that hospitals in Medicaid expansion states are faring vastly better ()
More physicians believe in greater transparency ()
Survey: Rising demand for infection control systems ()
Greenway Partners With Lightbeam to Bring Population Health and Data Solutions to Their Customers ()
CVS Caremark Announces Corporate Name Change to CVS Health to Reflect Broader Health Care Commitment ()
California breach impacts 6.5K ()
Join thought leaders at Healthcare Leadership Forum in Chicago ()
Memorial Hermann breach impacts 10K ()
Federal immigration offices deploy EHR system ()
Global Collaboration in Open Source EHRs and Mobile Health IT to be Focus at Annual Open Source Summit ()
Elsevier to Market Innovative Patient Data Collection Platform from Tonic Health ()
Consolidated Medical Bio-Analysis, Inc. Joins the Health Gorilla™, Inc. Online Marketplace Full Services Clinical Lab Leader Integrates with Marketplace ()
Mobile app designed to help parents of NICU-babies cope ()
Patient portal frustrations revealed ()
IT leaders share thoughts on MU flexibility rule ()
Redspin Releases IT Security Advisory for Healthcare CEOs ()