HIMSS pushes Tom Price to delay 2015-edition EHR deadline
Organization asks HHS to move the deadline from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2018, to account for government delay in releasing final specs. Powered by WPeMatico
It's official: Running is the best exercise you can do – New York Daily News
New York Daily News It’s official: Running is the best exercise you can doNew York Daily NewsListen up, couch potatoes: One hour of running can add seven hours to your life. Now if that doesn’t get you to put down the remote, nothing will. A new study soon-to-be published in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases found ...
Virus knocks Erie County Medical Center offline for days
While officials declined to say whether the attack was ransomware, the hack returned the Buffalo-based provider to pencil and paper. Powered by WPeMatico
How does blockchain actually work for healthcare?
To say the technology is advanced is an understatement, but hospitals should understand the reasons that it’s getting so much attention. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS sponsors new Zika diagnostic test, boosting national testing capacity
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced an $8.9 million agreement with Siemens Healthineers, a Tarrytown, New York-based company to further develop a Zika virus test that could expand the nation’s testing capacity for the virus and potentially lead to lower costs ...
Overlooking risks leads to breach, $400,000 settlement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) settlement based on the lack of a security management process to safeguard electronic protected health information (ePHI). Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN), a federally-qualified health center (FQHC), has agreed to ...
Mother shares last moments of 4-year-old son's battle with cancer – WCSH-TV
WCSH-TV Mother shares last moments of 4-year-old son’s battle with cancerWCSH-TVA Maryland mother describes the final moments of her 4-year-old son’s battle with cancer and it’s heart-wrenching. Ruth Scully of Leonardtown, lost her son Nolan on Feb. 4 to Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer. Nolan was diagnosed in Nov.Grieving mother shares heartbreaking photo of ...
OCR Signs $400K HIPAA Settlement with Colorado-Based Health Center – GovInfoSecurity.com
GovInfoSecurity.com OCR Signs $400K HIPAA Settlement with Colorado-Based Health CenterGovInfoSecurity.comIn an April 12 statement, OCR says it has signed a $400,000 resolution agreement and corrective action plan with Metro Community Provider Network, a federally-qualified health center, to settle “potential noncompliance” with the HIPAA privacy and … Powered by WPeMatico
Trans fats ban linked to better health in state – Albany Times Union
Albany Times Union Trans fats ban linked to better health in stateAlbany Times UnionFILE – In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, H. Kenneth Woods, chef and owner of Sylvia’s restaurant, cooks southern fried chicken using a soy bean oil that doesn’t contain trans fats in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. A study released Wednesday ...
Phishing Attack Results in $400,000 HIPAA Breach Fine | Vertical … – MSPmentor
MSPmentor Phishing Attack Results in $400,000 HIPAA Breach Fine | Vertical …MSPmentorThe payment by a Denver-based network of public health clinics marks the first settlement deal since shortly after the federal office responsible for HIPAA …Denver-Based FQHC Will Pay $400,000 HIPAA Settlement …Healthcare Informatics all 2 news articles » Powered by WPeMatico