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On Monday, April 2, at 1:00 pm EDT, the National eHealth Collaborative will release the “Health Information Exchange Roadmap” with a webinar introducing the report.  You can register here. Should you have any questions, please contact Alisa Kuehn at 317.977.1475 or akuehn@wp.hallrender.com. READ MORE

ONC has developed 20 curriculum components that are available at no cost that are designed around 6 mobile workforce roles (as described here).  The components include slide-based lectures with audio narration and transcripts, learning activities, self assessment questions, and instructor manuals. To set-up a profile and download the components, please click here. Should you... READ MORE

Later today (March 29 from 3 – 4 pm EDT), CMS will hold a national provider call to discuss EHR incentive program basics to eligible professionals. Registration for the call closes today at 12 pm. To register, go here. Should you have any questions, please contact Alisa Kuehn at 317.977.1475 or akuehn@wp.hallrender.com. READ MORE

The public comment period regarding securing health information while using mobile devices ends on March 30, 2012. Information regarding ONC’s Mobile Device Roundtable discussion and a link to provide comments can be found here. Should you have any questions, please contact Alisa Kuehn at 317.977.1475 or akuehn@wp.hallrender.com.   READ MORE

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion yesterday in the case of Mayo Collaborative Servs., dba Mayo Med. Labs., et al. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc. (No. 10-1150) (March 20, 2012) (see PDF here).  The Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and held that the patent claims at issue... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) will pay $1,500,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).  BCBST had previously notified HHS that 57 unencrypted hard drives containing protected health information, social... READ MORE

CMS is hosting a National Provider Call on Monday, March 12, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm ET for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs), which will include an overview of the proposed rule for Stage 2 criteria for Meaningful Use under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Registration Information:... READ MORE

On Monday, March 5th, the American National Standards Institute (“ANSI”) issued its long-awaited report, “Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information” (http://webstore.ansi.org/phi/).  The Report provides a good summary of the current state of health data privacy and security in the U.S., HIPAA legislative history, and some potential measures that can be taken to strengthen the protection... READ MORE

The Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology  Proposed Regulations were published in their official version in today’s Federal Register.  Although these proposed regulations have been available in the unpublished format, the publication in the Federal... READ MORE

The Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program—Stage 2 Proposed Regulations were published in their official version in today’s Federal Register.  Although these proposed regulations have been available in the unpublished format, the publication in the Federal Register begins the time period for submitting comments to the proposed regulations.  All comments to... READ MORE