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PHRs Go Overseas
October 29, 2009 9:26 AM
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Cheryl McEvoy
If you've been following Jay's blog, " XY Files in and MT World ," recently, you know there have been some frightening reports of medical records being sold overseas. It's enough to make you hunker down in the States and demand your records stay local.
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Doctors Face Patient Scrutiny
June 24, 2009 1:42 PM
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Cheryl McEvoy
For the past few weeks, I've had Michael Jackson's "Somebody's Watching Me" stuck in my head. I blame Geico for making it the theme song for its ubiquitous ad campaign. (Seriously, that bug-eyed bundle of money is everywhere .) But today, the ditty popped
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Not Exactly a Ringing Endorsement for EHRs
May 7, 2009 12:31 PM
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Lynn Jusinski
An emergency department (ED) in a facility in Western Sydney, Australia, banned the use of its EHR, going back to paper and pen, after struggling with downtime on the system. While a North South Wales (NSW) opposition health spokeswoman claimed that government
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New National Coordinator for HIT Named
March 20, 2009 11:49 AM
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Lynn Jusinski
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, is the Obama administration's pick as the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. According to a Department of Health and Human Service press release , Dr. Blumenthal has his work cut out for him. "Dr. Blumenthal
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HITECH Alters HIPAA
February 26, 2009 3:29 PM
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Lynn Jusinski
By now, most of us have heard a few of the details in the economic stimulus package signed by the president Feb. 17. You'll have $13 extra stuffed in your paychecks each week starting April Fool's Day, and money will go toward green initiatives. Did you
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ICD-10 Final Rule Issued; Implementation Slated for 2013
January 15, 2009 12:22 PM
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Lynn Jusinski
The eagerly awaited Final Rules for adoption of ICD-10 will be published in the next few days, and the implementation date has been bumped from 2011 to 2013. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) released a brief statement today
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Obama Echoes Bush's Call for EHRs
January 9, 2009 9:16 AM
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Lynn Jusinski
Ever since President Bush's 2004 State of the Union address, when he called for the use of electronic medical records for most Americans by 2014, journalists in the HIT realm have used that line as the foray into many stories (look, I'm doing it right
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Wildfire Evacuees Can Benefit from HIT
October 24, 2007 6:56 PM
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Lisa Algeo
It seems some people have learned from the tragedy of Katrina and are applying that knowledge to present and future disasters. President Bush has declared a state of emergency in the state of California due to the devastating wildfires, and an estimated
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Sneaking a Peek?
October 6, 2007 9:40 PM
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Lisa Algeo
A recent incident at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, WY, has sparked my interest. It seems in the past month, the hospital has fired, suspended and scolded a number of employees for violating HIPAA, according to a report on Courant.com . As it turns
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