Recent Blogs
Feds release health IT safety plan
Date: Dec 27, 2012
Close on the heels of Pennsylvania’s release of a report documenting electronic health record safety issues, the Department of Health and Human Services has released a plan for making EHRs and other health IT safer for patients. Read »
PA alliance launches IT training center
Date: Dec 20, 2012
Even as health IT has continued to spread, one continuing problem for stakeholders has been ensuring that frontline workers are getting adequate training. Read »
Security spending remains flat, but healthcare execs are paying attention
Date: Dec 18, 2012
‘Tis the season for surveys. In particular, security surveys. Read »
Pennsylvania begins tracking health IT safety incidents
Date: Dec 17, 2012
As the use of health IT increases, no small amount of attention has been paid to the issue of the security of patient information. Read »
Survey suggests public is ready to engage
Date: Dec 14, 2012
As we noted yesterday, many policymakers are keen on the role patients can take in the health IT transition. Read »
Policy center lays out ambitious plan for patient engagement
Date: Dec 13, 2012
When the subject of health IT began appearing in the news, the average person might understandably have assumed that whatever changes were heading their way were largely the domain of providers and other healthcare professionals. Read »
Vendor launches on-line OpenEMR education program
Date: Dec 11, 2012
Yesterday, we pointed to a CDC study which revealed that while many providers intend to try to attest to Meaningful Use, many are still not prepared due to inadequate technology. Read »
MU intentions hindered by inadequate technology
Date: Dec 10, 2012
A growing number of physicians either have or intend to apply for Meaningful Use incentives. Read »
How much is a data breach worth?
Date: Dec 07, 2012
We noted yesterday the release of the Ponemon Institute’s third annual "Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security,” which pointed to a significant jump in data breaches across the healthcare sector. Read »
HIT use on the rise, but so are data breaches
Date: Dec 06, 2012
More money is being paid to more doctors who’ve attested to Meaningful Use. Read »
Date: Dec 27, 2012
Close on the heels of Pennsylvania’s release of a report documenting electronic health record safety issues, the Department of Health and Human Services has released a plan for making EHRs and other health IT safer for patients. Read »
PA alliance launches IT training center
Date: Dec 20, 2012
Even as health IT has continued to spread, one continuing problem for stakeholders has been ensuring that frontline workers are getting adequate training. Read »
Security spending remains flat, but healthcare execs are paying attention
Date: Dec 18, 2012
‘Tis the season for surveys. In particular, security surveys. Read »
Pennsylvania begins tracking health IT safety incidents
Date: Dec 17, 2012
As the use of health IT increases, no small amount of attention has been paid to the issue of the security of patient information. Read »
Survey suggests public is ready to engage
Date: Dec 14, 2012
As we noted yesterday, many policymakers are keen on the role patients can take in the health IT transition. Read »
Policy center lays out ambitious plan for patient engagement
Date: Dec 13, 2012
When the subject of health IT began appearing in the news, the average person might understandably have assumed that whatever changes were heading their way were largely the domain of providers and other healthcare professionals. Read »
Vendor launches on-line OpenEMR education program
Date: Dec 11, 2012
Yesterday, we pointed to a CDC study which revealed that while many providers intend to try to attest to Meaningful Use, many are still not prepared due to inadequate technology. Read »
MU intentions hindered by inadequate technology
Date: Dec 10, 2012
A growing number of physicians either have or intend to apply for Meaningful Use incentives. Read »
How much is a data breach worth?
Date: Dec 07, 2012
We noted yesterday the release of the Ponemon Institute’s third annual "Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security,” which pointed to a significant jump in data breaches across the healthcare sector. Read »
HIT use on the rise, but so are data breaches
Date: Dec 06, 2012
More money is being paid to more doctors who’ve attested to Meaningful Use. Read »
