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• Recent Enforcement Shows The Importance Of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing PHI

  10/29/2015

  With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves — is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large systems, attention is needed to protect PHI contained in laptops and other mobile devices, which account for a large percentage of PHI breaches. By Jeffrey C. Thrope, partner and health care business lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP and Elizabeth J. Rosen, associate and health care lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP

• Lessons From A Health IT Innovator

  5/30/2017

  This scenario probably sounds familiar: a team member has a great idea for reducing patient wait times, enhancing outcomes or otherwise improving your business. You decide to hand off the idea to a senior project manager to explore and implement. Initial progress is made, and then development stalls. By Tom Cox, CEO, MyHealthDirect

• HITRUST In Action: How Healthcare Organizations Use HITRUST To Protect Patients And Beyond

  9/5/2017

  Keeping data safe has become complicated process in the last few years. In 2016, the United States faced a 40-percent increase in data breaches compared to 2015 – exposing social security numbers, addresses and more. By Jenifer Rees, Principal Quality Engineering Consultant and Andrew Hosch, security and development groups, Base2 Solutions

• Quality Management System: Why It Matters And Its Impact On Patient Outcomes

  12/8/2017

  Our industry has begun to initiate another important phase in patient healthcare. The HITECH Act outlined the intended plans for the adoption of electronic health records through meaningful use. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR Incentive programs have evolved into three stages of “Meaningful Use” with their own goals, priorities, and their own final rule. The last stage of the CMS Meaningful Use program, Stage 3, is on track to commence January 1, 2018. During this final phase the Quality Management System (QMS) specification, which was optional in Stage 2, will become a requirement.

• The High Cost Of Medication Errors

  8/1/2017

  Improving the outlook through better management of alert fatigue By Raj Gopalan, MD, MSIS, Vice President of Innovation and Clinical Informatics, Wolters Kluwer

• Healthcare Providers Can Enhance It By Outsourcing Their Data Centers

  10/6/2016

  Healthcare organizations continue to confront significant budgetary, staffing, regulatory, and technological challenges and are focusing squarely on their data center operations as a way to address these issues. By Greg Ross, Vice President, Product Management, FairPoint Communications