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• White Paper: The Tripwire HIPAA Solution: Meeting The Security Standards Set Forth In Section 164

  11/3/2009

  On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The law includes new rules that affect the health care industry and those entities that might handle, process or maintain personal health information. This paper is intended for organizations that know they are a CE (Covered Entities). By Tripwire, Inc.
• 10 Criteria For Mobile Carts That Meet Nursing, IT, And C-Level Needs

  8/10/2011

  The mobile computer cart landscape for addressing EMR, CPOE, and BMV requirements is immense, so having a comprehensive checklist is vital for choosing the best product to carry out your care giving, technical support, and ROI goals. By Matt Rossini, Marketing and Communications Manager, JACO, Inc.
• The Interoperability Impact: Resolute To Touch Millions Of Lives In 2020

  1/23/2020

  Achieving true interoperability across the care continuum has been a top priority for providers, payers, and other key stakeholders for more than a decade. The HITECH Act in 2009 saw providers move from paper-based records to EHRs. However, achieving 100 percent interoperability is still a feat healthcare must achieve to realize coordinated and patient-centric care. Here’s a brief history of interoperability and how much still needs to be achieved.

• Why Patient Identity Management Is Key To ACO Success, COVID Response

  9/14/2020

  Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are playing a critical role in supporting their communities in the face of the pandemic. ACOs have diverted significant tools and resources to identify high-risk populations, expand telehealth services, and provide post-acute care management for COVID-19 positive patients.

• EPCS: What You Need To Know To Meet DEA Requirements And Drive Provider Adoption

  8/1/2017

  EPCS can help deliver a number of significant benefits to providers and patients, but to enable EPCS, organizations must meet a number of DEA requirements. These requirements are designed to track and audit the connection between practitioners and the signatures they use for EPCS orders, and they include provider identity proofing, logical access control, two-factor authentication, and the various reporting requirements.

• Document Imaging Tames Healthcare Claims

  5/28/2010

  According to CNN Money, inefficient claims processing costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $200 billion per year. These inefficiencies are often attributed to the manual, paper-based practices many healthcare facilities still use to process claims. All too often, handling paper claims leads to data entry errors, misplaced files, and low productivity and profitability. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes