February 2016

Blog, fact sheets detail HIPAA's impact on interoperability ()
Respiratory provider faces $240K HIPAA fine ()
Pa. provider latest to earn EMRAM Stage 7 ()
Employees fired for looking at NFL player's records ()
Study: One-third of all paid malpractice claims attributed to 1% of doctors ()
Hospitals working hard to reduce harm ()
Forget Disney World: Peyton Manning is headed to HIMSS16 after the Super Bowl ()
Medicaid fraud scheme affects 13K in Louisiana ()
Up your game: Consumers want online access to their info, providers are required to offer it ()
VA hospitals have lower mortality than non-VA hospitals in 3 hard-case categories ()
Longer hours show no significant impact on resident satisfaction or patient care ()
PCORI approves $70M in new research funding ()
Premier is first company allowed access to CMS data ()
Oklahoma Critical Access Hospital Installs New PACS with Web-Based Image Viewer to Expedite Sharing of Patient Data ()
On-demand care market set to explode ()
The now and future health ecosystem: Online presentation available ()
MGMA joining Denver innovation hub ()
Wellsoft Live at 2nd Cypress Creek Freestanding Emergency Center ~ Spring Location ()
Initiative in Israel reduces use of diagnostic testing and saves hospital money ()
AMA voices support for CONNECT for Health Act ()
Sunquest Information Systems Announces Winners of the Client Innovation Awards ()
Missouri Hospital Association's consumer website adds pricing data ()
Survey: Population health 'critically important' but minimal progress occurring ()
The $2.5 billion idea to help New York hospitals in need ()
Allscripts names new CFO ()
Vital Launches Game-Changing VNA on Demand Imaging Informatics Solution ()
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership offers recommendations ()
Pa. hospital fires employee for record snooping ()
Nebraska Medicine achieves Stage 7 on EMRAM scale ()
Abbott agrees to acquire Alere for $5.8 billion ()
Stryker acquiring Sage Products in $2.7 billon deal ()
Zotec Partners Renews EDPMA Gold Sponsorship in 2016 for 3rd Consecutive Year ()
Doctor On Demand Makes Psychiatric Video Visits Available Nationwide ()
Alpha Medical Equipment and ASPYRA Announce Hostos Community College Adds AccessNET PACS to Teaching Program ()
State of California fines hospital more than $86,000 for towel left inside of a patient ()
Partners launches second round of employee innovation grants ()
AMA creates online Zika virus resource center for physicians and patients ()
CHOP opening precision medicine center ()
athenahealth names new CTO ()
Novarad selected for cost efficiency and software capabilities ()
Proposed rule changes ACO benchmarks ()