Houston-based University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center announced last week that a laptop computer containing patient data was stolen from a physician’s home in April. The unencrypted computer held
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants input on the inclusion of patients’ job data in Electronic Health
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A new Sharecare survey indicates that, for two-thirds of physicians, integrating an Electronic Medical Records software system is among their practice’s challenges. The 2012 National Physicians Survey also exposes the effect
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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act and the contentious individual mandate, finding the latter constitutional if viewed as a tax. The decision allows
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This week, the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted a response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
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A White House Health IT Town Hall brought 82 healthcare providers to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for recognition of their implementations of Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems. Senior White House and
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that over 100,000 healthcare providers have received meaningful use incentive payments. Less than three months ago, the goal of
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is planning to assist small- and medium-sized medical practices in securing their mobile devices. The new project aims to educate
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Last week, New York state legislators voted unanimously to require drug prescriptions to be issued electronically within three years. Included in the legislation is the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing
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A Wall Street Journal article reports that a recent wave of hospital mergers may lead to challenges when different systems, terminologies, and documentation methods are already in place. In particular, facilities
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