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HIMSS names advisory panel for Government Health IT Conference

 Tom Sullivan May 20, 2013
Industry luminaries including Aneesh Chopra and Roger Baker to help shape the program's content and featured tracks.
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IDC's 5 stages to ACO maturity

 Mike Miliard May 17, 2013
Accountable care is a long and arduous process. The analyst house released a framework to help healthcare organizations avoid floundering along the way.
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HIMSS network study shows IT challenges, priorities

 Erin McCann May 09, 2013
Among the top issues facing healthcare IT leaders are mobile devices, security, data storage, and information exchange.
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Q&A: Why IT security grows more complex

 Anthony Brino May 07, 2013
With digitization and interconnected devices come HIPAA compliance costs and a web of security issues. Organizations should thus be devoting extra scrutiny to vendors and designing security architectures from the get-go, one cyber-security analyst suggests.
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mHealth tools need to be financially self-sustainable, report finds

 Paul Cerrato April 08, 2013
No longer a supplemental way to access information, mobile devices are a central part of life. Now comes the transition from mHealth initiatives funded by grants to lasting financial models.
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Kathleen Sebelius turns to Twitter

 Anthony Brino March 15, 2013
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is following some other federal officials in using Twitter for public engagement, as federal agencies like the CDC are looking to social media as a public health tool.
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Humetrix to demo UK version of iBlueButton to NHS

 Mike Miliard March 14, 2013
The forthcoming localized version will enable UK citizens to download and share personal health record data with providers.
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A sneak peak into DHIMS' technology of the future

 Col. Aaron Silver February 26, 2013
Col. Aaron Silver on the challenges and efforts within the Defense Health Information Management Systems EMR partnership with MC4.
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Q&A: iBlueButton empowers patients to be the HIE

 Mary Mosquera February 25, 2013
Humetrix expands its mobile health information hub to arm Apple and Android devices with access to various Blue Button accounts and, in so doing, moves patients closer to the center of their own health records.
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Mobile HIX enrollment: A critical asset for ACA success

 Lucy Streett February 13, 2013
A large percentage of the Americans that the Affordable Care Act aims to bring into the insurance pool access the Web primarily through their smartphones. For the ACA to achieve its potential, federal and state governments must reach those citizens where it's most convenient for the consumer.
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Mechael explains where mHealth will be most disruptive

 Diana Manos January 18, 2013
mHealth Alliance executive director says that doctor's "role will change and be systematically refined" as they increasingly interact with patients via mobile devices.
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3 tips for safeguarding against data breaches

 Benjamin Harris January 17, 2013
There are ways to keep BYOD under control and the information safe from being lost or stolen and the audits and fines that might follow.
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Cloud as a prescription for health data security

 Julie M. Anderson January 11, 2013
The very reasons that American doctors lag some other countries in EHR adoption also contribute to cloud computing EHRs allure.
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HL7 launches Blue Button CCD tool

 Anthony Brino January 09, 2013
Ahead of meaningful use requirements for personal health records, HL7 has released a continuity of care document tool for Blue Button apps, as the ONC highlights some of the benefits of PHRs.
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11 data security tips for a healthy organization in 2013

 Rick Kam January 08, 2013
Rick Kam collects a cadre of tactics from colleagues about the best ways to safeguard patient information from assessing risk to big data and controlling the cloud, to attacking your own leadership with phishing and social engineering campaigns.
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OCR's message in HIPAA settlement: Encrypt your data

 Erin McCann January 03, 2013
The fine that HHS levied against Hospice of North Idaho sends a strong message that no breach is too small for OCR to investigate and penalize health organizations for.
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SAIC to provide HIS support to U.S. Coast Guard

 Erin McCann December 27, 2012
Under terms of the $!7 million contract, SAIC will provide operational support for the USCG's Integrated Health Information System.
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Windows 8 Could be a Winner in Healthcare

 Brian Ahier December 27, 2012
At the recent Dell World conference I had the opportunity to try out a slew of new Windows 8 devices. I was struck by how many potential healthcare applications this new platform and the mobile devices it has spawned will be available.
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HHS 5 tips for mobile device security

 Anthony Brino December 19, 2012
Large health systems may be way ahead of the HHS on mobile device security, but as more and more health organizations see increased mobile use, they should know what they're getting into, the agency says.
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Health Tech Hatch Serves as User Testing Platform and Crowdfunding Resource for healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge

Industry News Release December 17, 2012
Health Tech Hatch (Hatch), a crowdfunding and development resource for entrepreneurs creating innovative health and wellness products and companies, today announced it will operate as the user testing platform for the healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge. Hatch’s platform already supports health care innovators by providing crowdfunding, clinical and usability testing, and rating of concepts and prototypes, along with mentoring and marketing support to help entrepreneurs succeed in growing their businesses. The healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge will debut Hatch's testing capability, which allows developers the opportunity to interact with end users to improve usability. healthfinder.gov is a reliable prevention and wellness website that provides information about preventive services covered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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