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Laboratory and Pathology Information Blocking Concerns

Healthcare Law Blog

We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors are still engaging in conduct that the rules were intended to discourage, in part due to the lack of enforcement rules. Attendees were concerned that, with the enforcement rules pending, some actors are continuing to engage in information blocking.

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Internet of Things in Healthcare Interoperability and Security Issues

Compliancy Group

Keep reading to learn more about IoT within healthcare interoperability and how to mitigate issues that often arise within it. Are You Already Aware of How IoT Is Specifically Used Within Healthcare? IoT is a way of connecting multiple devices to exchange information.

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Ensuring Provider Directory Compliance With H.R. 133

Verisys

The goal is to improve the accuracy and transparency of provider information for consumers and minimize the impacts of unverified data. These include name, address, specialty, telephone, and electronic contact information. For more information, see the American Medical Association’s Summary of Select Provisions.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Study: Increased Transparency Between Payers and Providers at the Point-of-Care Improves Risk Capture and Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – IllumiCare , a pioneer in point-of-care healthcare information technology , today released a new report detailing how increased data transparency between health plans and providers on care and coding gaps results in higher compliance, process improvement, and positive behavior changes among network providers.

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Checking the Pulse: Current Payment Technology Trends Impacting the Healthcare Industry and What to Expect in 2023

Healthcare IT Today

The healthcare information technology (IT) market is expecting a CAGR of 13.2% As healthcare practices come to rely on more technology, one of the areas that has been slow to adopt but has a lot of upsides is payment processes. between now and 2029. Flexible and customizable payment plan options.