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By Susan Morse | 05:28 pm | February 20, 2017
Slavitt and McClellan say software is still not meeting the needs of clinicians and patients.
By Susan Morse | 04:42 pm | February 20, 2017
Pierre Yong and Monica Kay explain how to handle payment reform under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and the law’s mandate to rid Medicare cards of Social Security numbers.
By Mike Miliard | 02:19 pm | February 17, 2017
The settlement comes three years after two laptops were stolen from Horizon BCBSNJ's Newark headquarters. According to New Jersey officials, health data was left vulnerable as it was password-protected but not encrypted, as required by HIPAA and HITECH.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:56 am | February 17, 2017
The Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights said more than 115,000 people had their PHI accessed and disclosed.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:33 pm | February 16, 2017
New York City Health + Hospitals, whose CMIO resigned last March citing patient safety concerns ahead of the Epic go-live, is extending the next phase of its EHR implementation. 
By John Andrews | 11:16 am | February 16, 2017
Cathy Ball, who spearheads Lahey’s participation in the CMMI program, said bundled payments are a step in the right direction toward value-based care. 
By Ephraim Schwartz | 10:01 am | February 15, 2017
The vendor will demonstrate its new software at HIMSS17 next week in Orlando. 
By Jessica Davis | 12:12 pm | February 14, 2017
The acting VA undersecretary is the only remaining leader of the Obama administration and the only Trump cabinet pick with bipartisan support.
By Bernie Monegain | 03:39 pm | February 13, 2017
New research uncovers varying degrees of readiness but little concern about the potential to face penalties from the federal government.
By Susan Morse | 10:19 am | February 10, 2017
The Georgia Representative needed no Democrats to get confirmation because the Republicans hold a majority of votes in the Senate.