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NewsHHS: Patients should know who views their EHR
Upon request, patients would get a chance to see a detailed report of who has accessed and viewed their electronic health records (EHRs) under a proposed privacy rule released by the Department of Read more...
Data breaches costly, but hospital execs say EHRs can prevent leaks
If you think data breaches don't cost hospitals, think again. The impact of a data breach is about $1 million per hospital per year, and the lifetime value of a lost patient is $108,000, according to Read more...
Hospitals reluctant to outsource EMR work to India
Here's a little conundrum arising in the race to implement electronic medical records: Vendors want to save money and offer lower prices by outsourcing IT work to India and similar locales. But Read more...
Practice Fusion touts growth of 'free' EMR
You've no doubt heard of Practice Fusion by now. That's the San Francisco vendor that provides a free, advertising-supported EMR to a roster of physicians that the company says numbers 43,000. But Read more...
Vendor Practice Fusion: Consumers want fast access to their medical records
Maybe consumers are more savvy about health information than many pundits give them credit for. Of all their concerns about medical records, the most prevalent is being able to access their own Read more...
CCHIT finds new relevance in EMR consent management
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology seems to be adapting quite nicely to life after its EMR testing monopoly--and earning praise from an unlikely source. ZDNet Healthcare Read more...
Incoming Siemens IT chief Glaser: Era of clinician resistance to EMR 'behind us'
Declaring the era of clinician resistance to IT "behind us," John Glaser, who is leaving his job as CIO of Partners HealthCare System in Boston to become CEO of Siemens Healthcare's Health Services Read more...
HHS dials back requirements, offers flexibility in final meaningful use rule
In releasing the final rules for Stage 1 of the "meaningful use" Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program on Tuesday, federal officials have pulled back from the more aggressive plan outlined in Read more...
eHealth Initiative finds significant gains in EMR adoption since 2007
Health IT adoption is gaining steam, but many have been unable to articulate the value of EMRs within their organizations and, significantly, to the public, a new report suggests. Still, people are Read more...
HHS says providers, HIEs must get consent to share substance abuse records electronically
Two HHS agencies have published answers to frequently asked questions in an attempt to clarify how records of patients' treatment for alcohol and drug abuse can be shared electronically. A federal Read more...
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