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By Bill Siwicki | 03:02 pm | April 18, 2017
Cybersecurity has become an enterprise-level risk in healthcare and should be managed like one, CynergisTek says.
By Tom Sullivan | 01:23 pm | April 18, 2017
The public views Republicans as too extreme to work effectively with even the GOP-controlled Congress, but Democrats don’t fare much better in that regard.
By Jessica Davis | 01:03 pm | April 18, 2017
A new CMS proposal, developed in response to feedback from the healthcare industry, contains guidelines to reduce the EHR reporting burden on providers.
By Jessica Davis | 02:04 pm | April 17, 2017
The research firm ranked Cerner number one in all categories for the best vendor to replace VistA. Number 2? Allscripts. Epic struggled with cost control and go-lives.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:40 pm | April 14, 2017
CMS initiative aims to boost outcomes, reduce cost and find innovative ways to deliver care to underserved populations.
By Jessica Davis | 04:23 pm | April 13, 2017
Metro Community Provider Network failed to create a security management plan to protect patient data, an HHS investigation found.
By Mike Miliard | 03:23 pm | April 13, 2017
If the technology is going to fix healthcare’s interoperability and security problems, policymakers, IT pros and executives need fresh perspectives.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:16 pm | April 13, 2017
Organization asks HHS to move the deadline from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2018, to account for government delay in releasing final specs.
By Jessica Davis | 12:31 pm | April 13, 2017
The agency filed two RFIs late Tuesday asking industry leaders about commercial software-as-service options and how to modernize VistA by stitching together multiple platforms.
By Jessica Davis | 11:58 am | April 13, 2017
Agency launches new website that allows veterans to find and compare care quality at clinics in the area, while viewing real-time data on wait times.