A Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General audit found that the Veterans Health Administration underestimated the cost of
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Compliance with ONC and CMS rules could offer growth opportunity
It’s understandable if many hospital IT leaders view compliance with a pair of new rules from the Centers for Medicare
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Excellus will pay $5.1M to OCR after data breach affects 9.3M people
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights announced Friday that Excellus Health Plan, also known
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AMA raises questions about CDC's changes to COVID-19 testing guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week revised its official testing guidelines regarding asymptomatic people, triggering concerns
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Final rules on info blocking pose multiple challenges – but also big opportunities
New federal rules intended to improve interoperability and prevent the free flow of healthcare information present new risks for healthcare
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Revisiting PwC’s report on the top issues facing healthcare in 2019
In January 2019, consulting giant PwC issued a report on key issues facing healthcare in 2019. In the study, Top
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As new cyber risks emerge, strategies evolving – but basic principles still apply
In news that will surprise precisely no one, the list of lurking cyber threats putting healthcare data in peril continues
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Quest Diagnostics data breach – the industry sounds off
The fallout continues. Quest Diagnostics, the medical testing behemoth, confirmed in a filing with the SEC that a third-party billing
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European perspective: How hospitals should be approaching GDPR compliance
Since the European Union enacted its General Data Protection Regulation law this past May, it’s probable that many healthcare organizations
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