As providers move towards tracking their Meaningful Use Progress, we are starting to see instances where Certified Software does not fulfill all the needs of regulatory compliance. Actually, it is pretty impressive the degree to which the vendor world has responded to Meaningful Use. Vendors who have been around for years, building in clinically sound …
Regulatory Compliance + Clinical Practices Compliance? Read More »
We were chatting recently with a tester from one of the ATCB’s who issue EHR software certifications on behalf of CMS. As you know, the first step towards compliance with the ARRA laws enabling hospitals to receive EHR stimulus funds is in actually owning certified EHR software. Our friend there has been involved in testing …
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Is there a minimum amount Medicaid EP’s must pay to receive incentives? And, must they have paid the full amount in order to qualify for Adopting, Implementing and Upgrading in an initial year? This should be a simple question, but requires quite a bit of research into the Final Rule and FAQ site to derive …
Well, here’s an interesting observation. Not particularly decision-quality, but intriguing nonetheless. I was researching a the Final Rule /Federal Register on a question for one of our subscribers, when I came across the following quote (Federal Register / Vol 75, No 144, July 28, 2010, page 4492, column 1): “Specifically, since the ONC is establishing new …
From C3Partners, EverythingHITECH: We have been advising our readers for a while to expect CMS audits. We’ve even offered some advice on how to do that, within our Meaningful Use Monitoring tools (attend one of the webinars listed on this site to see how). But not many other writers have stepped up to the same perspective …
As a follow up to Can I Completely Hide What Friends Post on My Wall, today I’m going to answer a related question, which is ‘can I stop a certain person on Facebook from seeing my status updates, without un-friending them’? The answer is yes, and it can come in very handy. Facebook will use your …
With the unprecedented popularity of mobile devices, there’s no way for healthcare industry to avoid the issue of practitioners using mobile devices for communication that will sometimes include PHI. With that, the first questions that come up are often about HIPAA, and now HITECH, compliance. Writer Neil Versel spoke with Diversinet’s Senior VP for Corporate …
TIME ran an article on Tuesday about repairing a damaged online reputation. What was once strictly thought of for celebrities, online reputation is now relevant to everyone, and particularly physicians. Many patients use the internet to research their doctors or potential doctors. Although most physicians never think about online reputation until they’re faced with negative …
Reputation-Defending Gaining Momentum as Importance Realized Read More »
Dr. Wes has done several interesting blog posts recently about the “tag and release” tactics that some physician conferences are using. He says: “Recently, a disturbing trend of monitoring physician quality and accountability has taken another ominous turn: tracking physician’s movements at scientific conferences (so called “tag and release”) using RFID tags imbedded in attendees …
As good a browser as Chrome is, the ad tracking – and very personalized banner ad choices – can add a particularly creepy tone to any internet surfing session. If you visit a website in Chrome, and leave without buying something, you may see ads from that site follow you around to other websites. Check …
