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Comments sought on changes to HIPAA requiring providers to account for disclosures of patient data, even for treatment and billing.
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) drops support for HIPAA; retains IT funding for quality programs.
Who will pay what and where the money will come from remains unclear, says market research firm Input.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with Health Dialog, a Boston-based provider of healthcare analytics and decision support, to deliver 24/7 health coaching services to 42,000 Medicare Advantage members in the Volunteer State.
As the first state to meet all federal requirements for HIE strategic and operational planning, the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), is expanding its network.
A pending Drug Enforcement Agency rule permitting the electronic prescribing of controlled substances is expected to give healthcare providers added incentives to adopt health IT systems once the rule goes into effect on June 1.
A medical center in Kentucky is notifying 5,418 patients of a data breach that occurred when computer equipment was stolen from its mammography suite. Hospital officials reported that the information on the hard drive was not encrypted, but was maintained in a locked, non-public, private area.
A Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor will lead an initiative, funded by a $3.75 million federal grant, to develop a master's program in health information technology.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is calling for the government to focus "adequate attention and resources" on the proposed program to certify electronic health technology in order to ensure its success.
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