Privacy policies over electronic health records expand reach – Pittsburgh Business Times:

Written on February 26, 2010 – 11:01 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

Pittsburgh Business Times The HITECH Act, a provision written into the Recovery Act that deals with the security of electronic health records, hit a small milestone this week. On Feb. 17, a large group of companies classified as business associates of health care providers became subject to privacy policies outlined by the Health Insurance Portability [...]

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AMA – Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boom

Written on February 26, 2010 – 4:14 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

AMA – Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boom. Drastic 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut will take place on Monday, March 1 For immediate release: Feb. 26, 2010 Washington, D.C. – A Medicare meltdown now seems certain, as the U.S. Senate has left early for the weekend, abandoning seniors, military families and [...]

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A Bipartisan Meeting on Health Reform

Written on February 24, 2010 – 4:58 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

February 25, 2010 10:00 AM EST A Bipartisan Meeting on Health Reform If you are interested in viewing, the meeting will be streamed live online at www.whitehouse.gov/live Related posts: AMA comments on Senate health reform legislation Altmire and Murphy Meet with Society to Discuss Health Care Reform NEJM — Reform and the Health Care Workforce [...]

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Highmark loses documents with personal information

Written on February 4, 2010 – 2:00 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

Highmark Inc. is in the process of notifying 3,700 customers that papers were lost that included their personal information. Post-Gazette Coverage Pittsburgh Business Times Coverage Ready for HITECH? Related posts: Laptop theft may compromise doctors' information Highmark pilots workplace medical clinics – Pittsburgh Business Times: Judge dismisses West Penn suit against UPMC, Highmark

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Top 10 Barriers to Electronic Health Records | Physicans News

Written on February 4, 2010 – 1:44 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

John Halamka, MD, is Chief Information Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Chief Information Officer at Harvard Medical School.  He recently asked his students of his healthcare I.T. class at Harvard to read his EHR implementation project and “then develop a list of barriers to EHR implementation in their organizations.”  The result was [...]

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