Attorney warns HHS is likely to get tougher on data security
Much of the nation’s healthcare stakeholders aren’t doing enough to take cybersecurity measures necessary to mitigate cyber threats.
View ArticleNavicent Health alerting patients about data breach this past summer
Navicent Health was victimized by a cyberattack this past summer, only reporting the breach to federal agency in the last few days.
View ArticleFeds get pressure to upgrade, expand HIPAA transactions
HIPAA transaction standards, first put in place nearly a quarter of a century ago, might benefit from a re-examination and revamp to reflect changes in the healthcare industry.
View ArticleVendors team to address patient matching challenges
Imprivata and Verato are developing patient identity software that combines biometric authentication and referential matching.
View ArticleHHS offers second draft of TEFCA, extends reg comment period
The Department of Health and Human Services continued its push to improve interoperability and increase access to health information with new rule-making efforts.
View ArticleWhy Washington wants more input on health IT initiatives
CIOs and other health IT leaders can help shape policies affecting telehealth, cybersecurity, interoperability and the opioid epidemic.
View ArticleHHS awards $42M to help health centers expand HIT adoption
The Department of Health and Human Services is providing nearly $42 million in funding to support 1,183 federally funded health centers nationwide to bolster their use of IT.
View ArticleHHS affirms patients’ right of timely access to medical records
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg in Florida is the first health organization to feel the sting of a new federal enforcement policy.
View ArticleWhy healthcare organizations should take a fresh look at online posts
A recent settlement provides a clear lesson on the limitations of social media for healthcare organizations what they may post.
View ArticleTrump to name Texas cancer doctor Stephen Hahn to run FDA
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Texas oncologist Stephen Hahn, MD, to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
View ArticleFacing heavy pressure from industry, HHS rescinds health plan identifier
The Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated the need for health plans to use a standard unique health plan identifier, effective December 27.
View ArticleHealthcare price transparency rules aim to boost consumer visibility
The Trump administration took another step toward lifting the veil on opaque healthcare prices Friday, advancing two regulations intended to give consumers more information about the cost of medical...
View ArticleOIG: HHS data silos impede efforts to improve nation’s health
How the Department of Health and Human Services manages, shares and secures its data is among the top management and performance challenges facing the agency.
View ArticleKrounda Medical fined $85K for failing to give patient access to EHR data
The federal government has levied an $85,000 fine against Krounda Medical, saying the organization didn’t fulfill a patient’s request to forward medical records in electronic format to a third party.
View ArticleMillennium Health to provide HHS with drug testing data
The Department of Health and Human Services has entered into an agreement with Millennium Health to provide real-time drug testing data to help counter overdoses nationwide.
View ArticleVerma: Private actors are using privacy as pretext to hold patient data hostage
The Trump administration continues to circle the wagons in its defense of the federal government’s efforts to enable patient access to their electronic health information.
View ArticleStakeholders growing impatient, urge feds to release final rules
It’s been about a year since the Department of Health and Human Services first proposed rules to make patient medical records more accessible, which have yet to be finalized—much to the dismay of some...
View ArticleTrump FY 2021 budget seeks $125M for new Indian Health Service EHR
President Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget includes an investment of $125 million in an “improved and modernized” electronic health record system for the Indian Health Service.
View ArticleHouse bill would require national telehealth strategy from feds
Two members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at advancing telehealth through the development of a plan for adoption and coordination by federal agencies.
View ArticleHow to read between the lines of the healthcare data blocking debate
Data liquidity present new risks to data privacy and security, and that is at the heart of the debate on this hot button topic.
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