Rather than finalize a rule that would adopt criteria for an optional 2015 Edition of Meaningful Use EHR certification, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued a new final rule that makes the 2014 Edition of certification criteria more flexible and adds clarity and improvements to the current 2014 Edition of certification criteria through a new release of optional and revised criteria. (2014 Edition Release 2).

NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2014-- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Health Information Exchange (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

The publication of the 2014 certified EHR technology final rule less than two weeks ago has prompted a slew of questions—which Elisabeth Myers, policy and outreach lead at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, attempted to address during an industry briefing on Sept. 10.

BOSTON—“What keeps me up at night is the unknown,” said Heather Roszkowski, chief information security officer at Fletcher Allen Healthcare, speaking on top health IT security concerns at HIMSS' Privacy and Security Forum on Sept. 9.

BOSTON—Although they lay dormant, latent risks pose real potential to undercut health IT security, Fernando Martinez, senior vice president and CIO of Texas-based Parkland Health and Hospital System, said at the HIMSS’ Privacy and Security Forum on Sept. 9.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--PracticeMax, a national provider of medical practice management and technology services, today announced it has acquired Optimum Medical Management (OptiMED) of Lincoln, NE, continuing its expansion of operations in the Midwest.

BOSTON—Despite changing security threats on a global scale, internal users just might be your organization’s biggest risk, said John Halamka, MD, CIO and acting CISO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, who spoke at HIMSS’ Privacy and Security Forum.

BOSTON--How did IT security staff get the attention of executives at Texas Health Resources? By hacking into their email accounts, said Ed Marx, senior vice president and CIO at Texas Health Resources, speaking at HIMSS’ Privacy and Security Forum on Sept. 9.