From article posted on – The Hill – Healthwatch, February 5, 2013 The number of claims submitted and processed electronically has almost doubled over about the past decade, according to data released Tuesday by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). AHIP said electronic …
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HIPAA Changes Could Create New Bureaucratic Burdens
From January 23, 2013 article by Michelle McNickle, Associate Editor of InformationWeek Healthcare Modifications to HIPAA may take the focus off patients and pile on administrative work. Changes coming to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule mean added administrative work, and they …
HIPAA Final Rule Raises Fines for Non-Compliance
By Dom Nicastro, HealthLeaders Media, January 22, 201 The HIPAA omnibus final rule released by the Department of Health & Human Services January 17 will cost hospitals some time and money in regulation analysis, training, and policy revision, but shouldn’t break the …
States Must Play Catch-up on Health Overhaul
Obama win means healthcare reform will move ahead. From article posted on Bloomberg Press -November 7, 2012 President Barack Obama’s re-election means his overhaul of the U.S. health-care system, opposed by most Republicans, will move ahead in all 50 states, with or …
National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?
From November 5, 2012 article on InformationWeek.com Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace interoperability. There’s nothing like a common enemy or problem to bring people …
Sharing data a big complicated step for health care system
From SouthCoast Today article October 21, 2012 To those in fully automated industries, like banking, the state’s roll out of a new health information network last week must seem sadly behind the times. Massachusetts officials declared the Health Information Exchange open for …
Patient Engagement: One Secret To True Healthcare Reform
From October 17, 2012 article on InformationWeek.com All one has to do is listen to the Democratic and Republican rhetoric about the role of government in healthcare to get a sense of how contentious this issue has become. And anyone who has …
Meaningful Use Needs Mobile Magic
Mobile technology could play a huge role in meeting the federal MU regulations, but the Stage 2 rulebook virtually ignores this potential. Article from InformationWeek, October 9, 2012 Mobile apps and devices have taken the healthcare industry by storm. So why is …
HIMSS Asks Congress for Patient Identity System–Again
Health Information Management and Systems Society believes up to 14% of medical records have wrong, potentially dangerous info due to misidentification. New system might include biometrics. From InformationWeek Healthcare article, September 26, 2012 For the second year in a row, the Health …
Another Big Fine After a Small Breach
HIPAA Investigation Leads to Sanctions From post on GovInfo Security web site For the second time in three months, federal authorities have issued a hefty financial penalty stemming from a HIPAA compliance investigation after a relatively small breach. The Department of Health …
