There are big and complex questions as genomics moves into general practice, but they’re ones providers who want to stay competitive will have to grapple with soon. Powered by WPeMatico
King’s Daughters boosts medication reconciliation threshold to 77 percent and e-prescribing to 52 percent. Powered by WPeMatico
A hacker hit some email accounts of Aultman Health Foundation with a phishing attack in February, but officials didn’t discover the breach until March 28. Powered by WPeMatico
Old court records come to light as the cloud-based EHR vendor faces pressure from two activist investors that own a combined 20 percent of the company. Powered by WPeMatico
The system becomes latest to tap into the cloud-based electronic health record and revenue cycle management services. Powered by WPeMatico
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan issued the following statement regarding the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program: “The assertion that unaccompanied alien children (UAC) are ‘lost’ is completely false. This is a classic example of the adage ‘No good deed goes unpunished.’ The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is part of the Department ...
The European regulation is much more stringent than HIPAA, and those health systems that handle EU patient data, even in the U.S., must adjust their privacy measures to comply. Powered by WPeMatico
Achieving Stage 7, the top stage, in the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model is quite a feat. It shows that a healthcare provider organization is playing at the top of its game in health IT. Children’s Mercy Kansas City has achieved HIMSS Stage 7 on the ambulatory side, joining an elite group of ...
While only about 6,500 patients were impacted by a cyberattack on Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology in March, the provider’s transparency in its breach notification is a valuable object lesson for other organizations. Powered by WPeMatico
In March, the Internet Engineering Task Force approved the Transport Layer Security version 1.3, the key function to enable HTTPS function on the web. On the surface, the new encryption model shores up network communications and provides substantially improved security features. Powered by WPeMatico
