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Verizon health ID management expands to cover EHRs, HIEs
Verizon is expanding its cloud-based identity-management services for healthcare providers. Verizon Universal Identify Services-Healthcare, founded in November 2010, now supports new identity
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises vets' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly press briefing on data breaches. According to Baker, an
Temple will pay $130K to settle drug diversion claims
Temple University Health System will pay the U.S. government $130,000 to settle civil claims related to poor monitoring of controlled substances. The system agreed to follow a detailed Compliance
E-prescribing taking off, but there's a long way to go
The good news is that the number of U.S. clinicians writing electronic prescriptions has doubled since last year, suggesting that the Medicare e-prescribing bonus program is working. The bad news is
MA hospital to send first e-Rx for controlled substances
The last great barrier to wide adoption of e-prescribing technology is falling, as Dr. Michael Blackman, CMIO of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, on Monday will send the first legal
E-prescribing rules for controlled meds include strict monitoring
While the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally proposed a rule allowing e-prescribing for controlled drugs, everyone involved will be required to comply with a boatload of regulations if they
DEA releases e-prescribing regs for controlled drugs
After months of waffling, the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally come out with regulations that would allow doctors to prescribe controlled drugs such as opiates electronically. These regs
