The Utah Department of Technology Services announced this week that it was investigating the security breach of a new server housing Medicaid claims records for the state’s Department of Health. “Very sophisticated” hackers, believed to be operating out of eastern Europe, accessed the server which had recently replaced an older one, and the compromised data from approximately 24,000 claims records may include patients’
By Lawrence G | April 6, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Medical Billing Software |
Although digitizing medical records affords healthcare providers with the resources to provide patients with the most applicable treatment, having such a broad cross section of this confidential data available online presents a heightened possibility of a data breach.
By Lawrence G | March 29, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Since late 2010, when an article in the Journal of Surgical Radiology noted that surgeons at Georgetown were accessing patient X-rays and other vital data in real time using iPads during procedures, Apple’s iPad tablet computer has been adopted by countless physicians. Some of these are using the device in conjunction with an EHR (Electronic Health Records) system,
By Lawrence G | March 28, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
The United States Supreme Court began debating on Monday the potentially landmark lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health-care overhaul. While the first of three days of oral arguments focused on the legal particulars of whether or not the reform law’s key provision was in fact a “tax,” Tuesday’s debate concerned Congress’ power,
By Lawrence G | March 27, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
A new survey conducted by Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) suggests a lack of preparedness for ICD-10
By Lawrence G | March 27, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
According to Information Week senior writer Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, the criteria established under meaningful use 2 will serve to enhance care by increasing the degree of engagement between healthcare providers and their patients.
By Lawrence G | March 8, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
By implementing a software suite, a medical tech company can help facility managers qualify for large federal grant incentives that would provide the resources needed to avoid the kind of glaring medical errors from which Brookdale is suffering.
By Lawrence G | March 5, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Many facility managers fear the delayed deadline will actually have an adverse reaction on their practice considering the cost of neutralizing all the puzzle pieces already mobilized to successfully adhere to ICD-10 on time.
By Lawrence G | March 2, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
According to a recent announcement issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), federal Medicaid and Medicare payouts for the meaningful use of medical technology are being issued on a large scale.
By Lawrence G | February 22, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Healthcare practitioners across the country are making impressive improvements with their adoption of electronic medical records software, reports a new survey by the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health and research partner Harris Interactive.
By Lawrence G | February 16, 2012 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
