Government & Policy
Providers using an opt-out approach to consent should make sure patients grasp the privacy implications, say policy team members.
Policymakers will set parameters only; success will depend on industry creativity in meeting those goals, he said.
In a new bill, multi-campus hospitals would receive incentive payments that reflect their higher costs of launching health IT systems.
Privacy and Security Tiger Team considers how to enable patients to express preferences in sharing sensitive data.
Indiana Health IT Extension Center picks athenahealth Inc., iSALUS Healthcare and MDLand as preferred providers.
National Library of Medicine to invite technical and healthcare experts to help create 'Pillbox' type app for breastfeeding mothers.
Department to mull over its experience enforcing the interim breach notification rule to ensure health information is secure.
Some states ramping up efforts to develop statewide HIEs on a foundation of existing exchanges, NASCIO report says.
A Utah health information exchange is accredited by standards group specializes in certifying health information networks.
Health IT panelists want to expand public health IT criteria; envision EHR 'button' for transmitting public health data.