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HHS sets rules for PHRs, plans and providers to notify consumers of privacy breaches
What used to be a state-by-state matter--in which a patchwork of laws offered some limited protection when their health data was breached--now has become a national standard. HHS has issued new
Health data experts call for updates to patient privacy regs
As hospitals and physicians transition to greater use of electronic patient data, it's becoming clear that the last generation of privacy laws may not be sufficient to deal with a world in which EMRs
New opportunities emerging for non-profit hospitals to issue bonds
For quite some time now, non-profit hospitals have all but had their hands tied when it came to issuing bonds, hamstrung by turmoil in the financial markets and falling credit ratings. Now, such
The inside track on behing a healthcare solutions architect
Thanks to the stimulus bill, health IT implementations are going forward at a rapid pace. There's no way that the industry can produce enough healthcare-specific experts to run all of these projects,
Stimulus bill sets new HIPAA rules, but will it make a difference?
As we report in today's issue, the HITECH section of the stimulus bill adds some new provisions to HIPAA and toughens others. And dutifully enough, HHS has issued a list of deadlines by which it will
Study: Stronger privacy rules slow EMR adoption
In a conclusion that isn't likely to please health privacy wonks, a group of researchers have published a paper suggesting that tighter health privacy rules could significantly slow the rate of EMR
Whitehouse: health IT will be "backbone" of health overhaul
At a HIMSS09 town hall meeting on Sunday, Rep. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) called the $19 billion investment in health IT by President Obama a necessary "leap of faith," adding that IT will be the
Hospitals: Communicating failure might not be smart
Of late, hospital associations are doing the full-court press when it comes to touting their negative financial results. This includes the American Hospital Association, which has worked hard to let
Health IT stimulus includes Medicare EMR incentives
The stimulus spending plan promoted by President Obama has passed, including a healthy $20 billion in IT spending that will largely be funneled through CMS to provide incentives for EMR adoption. The
Health IT incentives in stimulus could benefit web-based vendors
Right now, no one's sure what will happen with the giant economic stimulus bill working its way through Capitol Hill. But if the version approved by the House survives, the promised health IT
