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Outgoing MGMA head William Jessee discusses future plans, while White House names Steven VanRoekel incoming Federal CIO.
Outgoing MGMA President and CEO William F. Jessee, MD, announced Thursday he is joining Integrated Healthcare Strategies in October. In other leadership news, the White House named Steven VanRoekel as the new chief information officer for the federal government Thursday, replacing Vivek Kundra.
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) recognized 12 organizations as leaders in the health information exchange space in a report that it released this week identifying what it took to be a successful HIE.
Partners HealthCare Systems is providing clinicians throughout its integrated delivery network with mobile access to its electronic health record – a rollout the system achieved in 90 days.
Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better.
A recent graduate of the program discusses doors the courses could open, potential career directions he and classmates are considering and suggestions for improving the program.
A new report from the UnitedHealth Group indicates rural Americans will face an increasing need for healthcare and more challenges in accessing it, and recommends telehealth and telemedicine technology as a possible solution.
The Medical Group Management Association is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule, due to the burden it would put on practices to provide such a report – and the possibility that it might deter them from implementing new technology.
American Medical Association cites need for more changes, including not starting penalties until 2013.
The American Medical Association and 91 state and specialty medical societies have submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concern over the proposed changes to the electronic prescribing penalty program.