Category: healthinformationtechnology

dleyva
Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, David Blumenthal, announced the HITECH funding under the ARRA for State Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Regional Extension Center (RECs) across the country.
The White House Press Release provides a detailed list of HIEs and RECs receiving grants. Inormation is […]

Jaan Sidorov
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued two regulations laying the foundation for improving quality, efficiency and safety through meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.
The two regulations are part of the implementation […]

Jaan Sidorov
On March 18, 2010 I will be speaking on Medical Records Law at a seminar in Charleston, West Virginia. The seminar is sponsored by Lorman Educational Services. Joining me for the day long seminar will be three very knowledgeable health care colleagues:
Michael T. Harmon, MPA, CIPP/G, Compliance Specialist for the West Virginia […]

Jaan Sidorov
iHealthBeat reports on the release of a new report prepared by CCRC Actuaries for the West Virginia Health Care Authority. (Note: Anyone have a link to the full report? I can’t find one yet?)
According to the articles, the report indicates that the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and implementation of centralized […]

Jaan Sidorov
Today the West Virginia Health Information Network released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a statewide Health Information Exchange. More information, including the deadlines, bidder worksheets and a full copy of the RFP are available on the WVHIN website.
Following are sections from the RFP that provide a general overview of the proposed […]

John Goodman
Over the past several months I have been involved with a group in developing West Virginia’s statewide strategic plan for health information technology.
The final draft of the West Virginia Health Information Technology Statewide Strategic Plan, September 2009 is now available for review and comment. Additional comments and feedback on the strategic plan […]

John Goodman
The discussion about health care reform has been front and center lately. Along with the debate comes the discussion and questions about the role technology will (should) play in the reform efforts. I was reminded of a photo I found a few months ago while I was home visiting my dad and […]

jingemi
On April 17, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued guidance on the technology requirements to render protected health information (PHI) “unusable, unreadable or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) which is a part of the American […]

Jaan Sidorov
Yesterday, April 16, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission released its proposed Health Breach Notification Rule for Vendors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Electronic Health Information.
The official title of the proposed rule is: 16. C.F.R. Part 318: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comments Concerning Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule, […]

jingemi
Today’s a href=”http://wvgazette.com/News/200903140458″Charleston Gazette features an article by Eric Eyre/a on a health information technology company located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. a href=”http://www.evrichart.com/index.html”EvriChart/a relocated to West Virginia four years ago and focuses its business on managing health information for hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. John King, COO of the […]