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September 2015

ACP notes pros, cons of HIT strategic plan (09/30/2015)

GAO report details ongoing interoperability barriers (09/30/2015)

Poll: Nearly half of organizations have physician leadership development training programs (09/30/2015)

New York State Practice Transformation Network Receives Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Award (09/30/2015)

Healthcare more susceptible to cyberattacks than other industries (09/29/2015)

HHS launches care transformation initiative with $685M (09/29/2015)

Lawmakers join groups urging MU delay (09/29/2015)

The Innovation Institute Names Boston Scientific as Founding Medical Device Sponsor of Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, CA (09/29/2015)

Phishing attack affects 16,000 in Michigan (09/29/2015)

Oklahoma's Medicaid MU payments over by $800K (09/28/2015)

EHR model accurately predicts six-month care utilization (09/28/2015)

New AHIMA tool ready to help with accurate coding (09/28/2015)

$110M in funding to support continued patient safety improvement (09/25/2015)

Healthcare reform driving up technology costs, use of NPPs (09/25/2015)

BCBS data network expanding to drive improved outcomes (09/25/2015)

Leidos Donation to Georgia Institute of Technology to Fund Pilot Healthcare Data Analytics Platform (09/25/2015)

Shocking news on diagnostic errors (09/25/2015)

55K affected by employee's data theft (09/24/2015)

FDA forms patient engagement advisory committee for more input (09/23/2015)

IOM on diagnostic errors: 'Urgent change is warranted' (09/23/2015)

Optical imaging, informatics and more featured in Top 10 medical technologies list (09/23/2015)

ONC seeks input on draft 2016 interoperability advisory (09/23/2015)

The Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation to Improve Medication Management with Launch of First Care Coordination Workgroup (09/23/2015)

Text messaging program lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI (09/23/2015)

Final strategic plan released to set health IT's future (09/22/2015)

Daniel, longest serving ONC official, stepping down (09/22/2015)

CommonWell Alliance grows again (09/21/2015)

AMIA and Schattauer Publishers Announce New Collaboration (09/21/2015)

Vt. theft affects 2K patients (09/18/2015)

Sen. Alexander calls for MU delay (09/18/2015)

Societies band together seeking pause in Meaningful Use (09/18/2015)

Little changes for overall gains (09/18/2015)

AHA warns of scam (09/17/2015)

GE Healthcare isn’t for sale and won’t be, says top brass (09/17/2015)

Report finds enthusiasm for mHealth among providers but several barriers to address (09/17/2015)

ASCO urges Congress to legislate better EHR interoperability (09/16/2015)

Qualcomm Acquires Capsule Technologie (09/16/2015)

NY senator pushes cybersecurity bill in wake of Excellus breach (09/16/2015)

Hawaii provider recognized with HIMSS Davies Award (09/16/2015)

EHR contracts contain gag clauses for software problems, concerns (09/16/2015)

Mayo, AVIA announce innovation challenge finalists (09/16/2015)

ONC debuts EHR complaint system (09/16/2015)

Analysis calls for more research on patient portal development (09/11/2015)

ONC welcomes a new chief nursing officer (09/11/2015)

Another massive breach (09/11/2015)

Report covers health data security offerings (09/10/2015)

Partners, Health Catalyst partner on population health (09/10/2015)

Few EHR vendors filing usability reports (09/10/2015)

A big data approach leads to undiscovered insights into ALS (09/10/2015)

Interoperability Task Force: Coordinated effort needed to push forward (09/10/2015)

Analysis shows most providers could use same EHR vendor to meet MU (09/10/2015)

NY Blues cyberattack affects 10M (09/10/2015)

Health insurance deals may increase costs for hospitals, physicians and patients (09/09/2015)

Cerner Announces Share Repurchase Program (09/09/2015)

Medicare wellness visits causing confusion (09/09/2015)

U-Michigan launches $100M big data initiative (09/09/2015)

Senator calls for broadband subsidies aimed at improving healthcare access for veterans (09/09/2015)

UCLA cleared in data breach lawsuit (09/08/2015)

One step closer to MU final rule (09/08/2015)

Some encrypted databases aren't secure, finds Microsoft study (09/08/2015)

Three vendors gain EHR market share, only two lose no customers (09/08/2015)

Organization formed to further interoperability (09/04/2015)

A simple concept to improve care (09/04/2015)

Bad news re: ICD-10, certification and privacy (09/04/2015)

AdvancedMD Becomes an Independent Company Following Acquisition by Marlin Equity Partners (09/03/2015)

Survey shows dismal ICD-10 readiness (09/02/2015)

ONC decertifies two versions of SkyCare (09/02/2015)

NIH grants to combine genomics and EHRs (09/02/2015)

Atlanta-area hospitals discussing possible merger (09/02/2015)

$750K HIPAA fine for Indianapolis practice (09/02/2015)

Recession took a bite from Medicare spending, but not primary reason for slowdown (09/02/2015)

Latest AHRQ funding to focus on IT, patient safety (09/02/2015)

New cybersecurity center to protect California's medical records (09/01/2015)

Home health tech market to triple by 2020 (09/01/2015)

Study finds tracking tools too challenging for elderly, those with multiple conditions (09/01/2015)

New innovation hub, public-private collaboration to focus on apps, wearables (09/01/2015)

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