High numbers of physicians have not met meaningful use

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

By meeting meaningful use, providers will be incorporating EMR systems and reducing their reliance on paper.

An article released by InformationWeek Healthcare reports that a large amount of EMR systems are not yet capable of meeting meaningful use.Continue reading →

Haugen: EHR systems and ICD-10 are interrelated

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

Heather Haugen, a health IT expert, was asked the reason behind the ICD-10 implementation delay.

These two concepts can be interrelated through clinical documentation, alignment with EHR systems and analysis of the coders’ learning curve.Continue reading →

ONC issues guidelines on ensuring privacy of patient data through Health Information Exchange

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

ONC issues guidelines to improve security of patient files.

This report offers guidance to states on the best practices of securing important information and keeping data private.Continue reading →

ONC announced new app contest for improving patient safety reporting

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Developers are competing to win app challenge in order to improve patient safety reporting.

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has launched a new contest in which developers compete to create new tools and apps to improve reporting patient safety events.Continue reading →

Health IT provisions under the Affordable Care Act depend on the Supreme Court’s decision

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Some health IT provisions could be affected depending on the Supreme Court's decision on healthcare reform.

HIMSS has released a fact sheet in regards to which health IT provisions will be eliminated if the Supreme Court finds the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.Continue reading →

Human error leads to greater rates of data breaches

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin

Data breaches may be caused by the mobility of patient data, study says.

A report from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics cites that human error is the biggest threat to data security within the healthcare field.Continue reading →

ICD-10 codes implementation delayed by one year

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

ICD-10 codes implementation will be delayed until October 1, 2014.

Medical providers will not need to incorporate ICD-10 codes fully until October 1, 2014. Continue reading →

Are tablets pushing EMR implementation?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

According to Manhattan Research, 30 percent of doctors own tablets.

Tablets offer another solution for doctors looking to implement EMR technology and gain up to $44,000 in meaningful use incentives. Continue reading →

HITECH Act assures security measures within patient data

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

The HITECH Act assures patient data protection.

Security measures are advancing as the government is pushing forward the implementation of healthcare information technology (IT).Continue reading →

Healthcare community disagrees on universal identifiers

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

Universal patient identifiers (UPIs) could help mitigate some of the damage that currently accompanies a data breach.Continue reading →