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Health IT Business News – Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Today’s Business News NextGen Healthcare announced today its commitment to adopting the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association’s EHR Developer Code of Conduct. The Code was developed by the EHR Association through engagement with stakeholders spanning government constituents, healthcare provider associations and consumers. “The principles contained in the Code of Conduct are principles NextGen Healthcare has long adhered to. The [...]
New Study Looks At Online Usage for Healthcare Activities
DOC Report Finds Researching Health Plans, Practitioners and Medical Conditions Online Common The Department of Commerce has released a new report looking at how we use the Internet. The report, Exploring the Digital Nation: America’s Emerging Online Experience, is a follow-up to the DOC’s 2011 report on home Internet usage. For the report researchers at the [...]
EHR and Cyber Security
COMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author The FDA has issued a draft guidance for medical device manufacturers on its expectations for cyber security design and associated regulatory submissions. EHRs are not regulated as medical devices although some argue they fall well within the [...]
Ambulatory EHR Vendor Vitera Acquires SuccessEHS
Pending Customary Regulatory Approval SuccessEHS to Become a Division of Vitera Vitera Healthcare Solutions, provider of ambulatory electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software and services, has announced the acquisition of SuccessEHS. The acquisition results in an expanded suite of services that helps office-based physicians and Community Health Centers (CHC) improve operational efficiencies, generate [...]
News & Updates from the Regional Extension Centers
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) Move Forward The HITECH Act authorized the Health Information Technology Extension Program and the ONC awarded 62 grants for Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs) and a national Health IT Research Center (HITRC). The Centers offer local technical assistance, guidance, and information to support and accelerate health care providers’ efforts [...]
Digital Health Summer Summit Wraps Up
Digital Health Funding, Big Data, and Reimbursement Hot Topics The worlds of health, technology and business converged at the 2nd annual Digital Health Summer Summit produced by Living in Digital Times. Approximately 175 industry leaders, representing life sciences, venture funds and incubators, mobile app developers, wearable tech, payers and physicians came together to exchange new [...]
OSEHRA Announces 2nd Annual Open Source EHR Summit and Workshop
Conference Accepting Abstracts to Discuss Future of EHR Development The Open Source Electronic Health Records Agent (OSEHRA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in electronic health record software, announces that registration is open for its 2nd Annual Open Source EHR Summit & Workshop. OSEHRA’s goal is to drive rapid innovation in electronic health records [...]
Health IT News from HHS
Keep Posted on HHS The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is responsible for protecting the health of the US population and provide essential human services. It denotes almost one quarter of the federal government’s expenses and awards more grant money than all other federal agencies combined. HHS’ Medicare program is the nation’s largest health [...]
This Week’s Highlights on HealthcareNOWradio.com
Rediscover Radio this Summer on HealthcareNOWradio.com HealthcareNOWradio.com is an Internet radio station operated by HITECH Answers. Tune in this summer when we will have new programming mixed with the best of our hit shows every weekday from 2 – 5 pm ET. They are replayed at 10pm – 1am ET and again at 6am – 9am. New [...]
July Health IT Conferences and Events
Upcoming Health IT Conferences There are plenty of health IT conferences, conventions, symposiums and forums coming up this summer. You can check out our Health IT Events Calendar for the latest information. Here are some highlighted events, in the month of July, that may be destinations of interest. NACCHO Annual 2013 Date: July 10-11, Dallas [...]
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