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1. HIPAA rule to stiffen privacy, security penalties
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
The HHS has released an interim final rule that substantially increases fines for violations of the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as mandated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's HITECH Act. The agency has set a Dec. 29 deadline for public comments on the HIPAA rule, which is set to take effect Nov. 30. Modern Healthcare (free registration) (10/30) Health Data Management (10/30)
2. CMS pushes EHRs for quality, e-prescribing reporting
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
The CMS has announced that starting next year, medical providers may use electronic health records to report data on quality and electronic prescribing measures for some of the government's pay-for-performance initiatives. The changes are aimed at encouraging EHR adoption, as well as giving the CMS and qualified professionals experience in EHR-based data-gathering, the agency said. Government Health IT (11/02) Modern Healthcare (free registration) (11/02)
3. GE Healthcare's new unit to focus on health data sharing
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
GE Healthcare has launched another business unit, called eHealth, which will help doctors to better share patient information with each other. It also aims to help boost patient involvement in their own care and falls under the company's healthymagination enterprise. HealthImaging.com (10/30)
4. Survey: Health groups unprepared for HITECH's privacy rules
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
Health care organizations are not poised to comply with HITECH's privacy and security rules due to a lack of funds and response plans, according to a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey. Lisa Gallagher, HIMSS' senior director for privacy and security, advised medical groups to "approach all IT activities, including data security, with effective management and efficient use of their budgets, staff and technologies." Government Health IT (11/04) Healthcare IT News (11/04)
5. IBM's new center to offer advanced health analytics solutions
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
IBM has unveiled its Health Analytics Solution Center to help hospitals and health providers improve patient care by providing them with advanced analytics solutions. IBM said the Dallas-based center will have access to employees from its consulting and research units, and will also hire more than 100 health and technical professionals. HealthImaging.com (11/03)
6. Health IT use is one way to boost medication adherence, experts say
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
A group of consumer and medical organizations has cited the adoption of health IT as one of the five strategies toward achieving better patient adherence to medications, which they say could improve health outcomes and save up to $300 billion in health care costs. Healthcare IT News (10/30)
7. Consulting firm to launch EHR service for providers
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
Dallas-based MD Buyline is set to introduce by the end of the month its EHR Project Navigation service, which is designed to help provider groups adopt electronic health records in order to comply with meaningful use requirements and qualify for federal incentives under the stimulus law. Health Data Management (11/03)
8. Group plans ICD-10 training for health plans, providers
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
The American Academy of Professional Coders will provide health insurers and medical groups on-site training to prepare them for implementation of the ICD-10 coding system for diagnoses and procedures. Hospitals and doctors are expected to comply with the new ICD-10 system by Oct. 1, 2013. Health Data Management (10/30)
9. Physicians concerned about HIT cost, work-flow disruption
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
An online survey of 1,001 physicians found 82% of respondents cited cost and 74% cited work-flow disruption as the major risks for EHR adoption. The survey, by Ingenix, also showed 58% had little or no familiarity with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which offers incentives for switching to electronic health records. Healthcare IT News (11/04)
10. HHS' Connect program to include "meaningful use" features
eHealth SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
The Connect software will be updated in 2010 to include features that will help facilitate file sharing, e-prescribing and other transactions necessary to meet meaningful use requirements, an HHS official said. "The goal is to create a platform for participation in health information exchange and meaningful use so that those who want to innovate have a (way) of handling that," added a Connect expert. Government Health IT (11/03)
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