Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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HIPAA Health Data Accountable Care Meaningful Use 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

HIPAA 60

HIPAA Health Data Accountable Care Meaningful Use 60

TheraNest

AUGUST 4, 2019

Choosing mental health software for electronic health records (EHR) can be tricky. From practice size to growth trajectory to deciding to do your own billing–every detail must be accounted for to ensure you choose an EHR system that is the best fit for you. One of the most important issues surrounding EHR is the security of records.

Mental health 61

Mental health EHR Private practice Meaningful Use 61

Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred said his colleagues on the task force were real “heavyweights” from government and industry, and that he ended up being a voice for health IT — People on the task force know a lot about cybersecurity, but not as much about how EHRs and PHRs work. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

EHR 60

EHR Medicare Health IT HIPAA 60

Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred said his colleagues on the task force were real “heavyweights” from government and industry, and that he ended up being a voice for health IT — People on the task force know a lot about cybersecurity, but not as much about how EHRs and PHRs work. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

EHR 60

EHR Medicare Health IT HIPAA 60

Import Immunity

MARCH 23, 2015

My plan was to just go quietly into the night, but looking through the recently-released Meaningful Use 3 requirements convinced me that I really ought to put this out there. When I first testified at a FACA meeting in 2009 (six years ago!) — I talked about the “Connectathon” problem. The Connectathon Problem.

Interoperability 68

Interoperability EHR Meaningful Use HIPAA 68

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

We are passionate and dedicated to working with healthcare partners, RCM leaders and clinicians to put our extensive pool of primary-sourced data to meaningful use. To that end, just think about it…20 years ago, I remember a world prior to HIPAA. And now look at us. Good timing. We have RPA in full form.

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RCM Healthcare IT EMR Meaningful Use 52