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Survey: Business associates not prepared for new HIPAA breach notification rules

November 19, 2009 — 12:06pm ET | By Neil Versel
About one-third of companies considered business associates of healthcare providers under HIPAA were not even aware that they now are equally responsible as providers for protecting electronic... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Davies Award winners

September 24, 2009 — 12:26pm ET | By Neil Versel
HIMSS has released the full list of 2009 Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence winners, with a heavy emphasis on EHRs. MultiCare Health System of Tacoma, WA, gets top honors in the organizational... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Davies Public Health Awards

September 3, 2009 — 11:12am ET | By Neil Versel
The Infectious Disease Bureau of the Boston Public Health Commission and the Denver Public Health Information Service have won 2009 Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence, HIMSS announced this... Read more...

NJ bill would ban non-CCHIT EMRs

June 11, 2009 — 2:14pm ET | By Neil Versel
A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would outlaw the use of health IT products not certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Anyone caught selling or... Read more...