Leveraging Technology
Members of a hospital’s board of directors or board of trustees, although they are not involved in day-to-day management and operations, have the responsibility to understand, at a high level, the risks and vulnerabilities the hospital faces with respect to cybersecurity, as well as the executive…
2014 EHR Upgrade: Too Much, Too Soon
The Food and Drug Administration on April 3 released its draft report outlining a proposed strategy and recommendations on a risk-based regulatory framework for health information technology.
The Department of Commerces National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Feb. 18 released its framework for reducing cybersecurity risks to critical U.S. infrastructure, including the health care sector.
Despite the compelling policy and business environments for EHR adoption and implementation, the Dr. Perlin and the other authors highlight common logistical and conceptual challenges hindering investment decisions. They suggest that a standard model that allows for consistent comparison across EHR…
CMS and HHS Office of Inspector General published in the Dec. 27 Federal Register two nearly identical final rules that extend the regulatory protections for hospitals seeking to provide assistance to physicians in adopting certain health information technology.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General April 8 released two proposed rules that would extend the regulatory protections for hospitals seeking to provide assistance to physicians in adopting certain health information…
CMS on September 4 published a 196-page final rule defining Stage 2 of "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs). At the same time, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) issued a 130-page final rule...