Verifiable credentials in healthcare Verifiable credentials in healthcare are emerging as an important digital identity technology for patient access, provider verification, consent management, and electronic health record exchange. For healthcare…
HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule HIPAA was enacted in 1996, the ARRA HITECH Act in 2009, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013. In January 2020, a Federal Court ruled…
What is the HITECH Act? An Introduction for the Novice Money to convert from paper to electronic People who ask, "What is the HITECH Act?" should understand how the Act…
Integrated Medical Bill Review and Subrogation Integrated medical bill review combines silos into one solution. This article provides a summary of various strategies to determine the value of medical bills. Plaintiffs in…
By June 13, 2013 only three vendors are ready for inpatient, and three for ambulatory on the CMS website that shows which EHR vendors have their product certified for Meaningful Use under the 2014 Standard. This creates an issue for all Eligible Providers (EPs) who achieved meaningful use Stage 1. Unless their EHR vendor meets the Stage 2 requirements, those EPs no longer qualify for Meaningful Use stimulus dollars.
Updated perspective: Electronic health records, patient privacy, and interoperability are not competing goals. They work best when identity, authentication, authorization, auditability, data integrity, and patient safety are designed into the…