CIOs look to market for help, but IT vendors fall short

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CIOs look to market for help, but IT vendors fall short

With IT budgets squeezed, physician practices and hospitals are looking to IT vendors for ways to keep their technology projects on track – but those vendors are offering few creative solutions, according to a new report from KLAS.

EHRs could boost quality of care, according to New England Journal of Medicine | Healthcare IT News

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EHRs could boost quality of care, according to New England Journal of Medicine | Healthcare IT News

EHRs could boost quality of care, according to New England Journal of Medicine

It’s finally out: Sonicwall Global VPN Client 64 bits

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Clearifying the Incentives

 

For eligible professionals that are not meaningful users of EHRs, Medicare reimbursements will be cut 1% in 2015, 2% in 2016, and 3% in 2017.

HIMSS publishes ‘meaningful use’ definitions

According to HIMSS officials, EHR technology is “meaningful” when it has capabilities including e-prescribing, exchanging electronic health information to improve the quality of care, having the capacity to provide clinical decision support to support practitioner order entry and submitting clinical quality measures – and other measures – as selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

89% of US Physicians say the internet is essential to their professional practice!

http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Data-Points/2009/What-Percentage-of-Physicians-Report-That-the-Internet-Is-Essential-to-Their-Professional-Practice.aspx

Hacker says he stole confidential medical data on 8 million Virginia residents

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hacker-says-he-stole-confidential-medical-data-8-million-virginia-residents

Obama names Chopra as chief technology officer

Chopra will promote technological innovation to help the country meet its “most urgent priorities – from creating jobs and reducing healthcare costs to keeping our nation secure,” said Obama”

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/obama-names-chopra-chief-technology-officer

HIPAA enforcement as of March 31st 2009

The Department of Health and Human Services has received 43,052 Hipaa privacy complains.
8,212 cases were investigated and resolved.
454 of this cases were referred to the Department of Justice for  criminal investigation.
The most common types of covered entities that have been required to take corrective action to achieve compliance are Private Practices.

Autodesk is giving away free Autocad Licenses and Training

 

Displaced employees can leverage this benefits. In order to be considered for the program, applicants must register and provide information that will allow Autodesk to verify their employment status.

For more information, go to http://students2.autodesk.com/?nd=assistance_home&lbon=1