Making the Case for a Unique Patient Identifier – #MyHealthID
Healthcare is a high priority for the US Government and as HIM professionals, we know the importance of keeping our fingers on the pulse of issues facing our nation. We must stay current with proposed...
View ArticleHealthIT Trends from Healthcare Marketing Leaders
Last week 180+ HealthIT Marketers gathered in Atlanta for the #HITMC conference hosted by John Lynn and Shahid Shah. This annual event brings together content creators, editors, graphics artists,...
View ArticleThe Cost of Encouraging Patient Engagement
We all know that healthcare providers want to encourage patient engagement to ensure patients have the information they need to manage conditions and share information with other providers. There has...
View ArticleManaging Health Information to Ensure Patient Safety
This post is part of the HIM Series of blog posts. If you’d like to receive future HIM posts by Erin in your inbox, you can subscribe to future HIM Scene posts here. Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)...
View ArticleHHS OIG Says Unplanned Hospital EMR Outages Are Fairly Common
More than half of U.S. hospitals responding to a new survey reported having unplanned EMR outages, according to a new report issued by the HHS Office of the Inspector General, due to a variety of...
View ArticleMore Ideas On Tightening Hospital IT Security
Security deserves all of the attention you can spare, and it never hurts to revisit the fundamentals, in part because the cost of lagging security measures is so high. After all, it’s more than likely...
View ArticleThoughts On Hospital Telecommunications Infrastructure
Given the prevalence of broadband telecom networks in place today, hospital IT leaders may feel secure – that their networks can handle whatever demands are thrown at them. But given the progress of...
View ArticleE-Patient Update: Hospitals Should Share Ransomware Updates
A few weeks ago, a California hospital quietly fended off a ransomware attack without paying a ransom to the attackers. According to Health Leaders Media, Keck Medical Center of USC was hit with a...
View ArticleHIM’s Role in Healthcare Security and Privacy – HIM Scene
This post is part of the HIM Series of blog posts. If you’d like to receive future HIM posts in your inbox, you can subscribe to future HIM Scene posts here. One of my go-to experts on healthcare...
View ArticleAre Security Certifications Needed to Simplify the Acquisition Process?
I’m generally someone who hates certifications. However, I hate them because they’re often implemented poorly and easily gamed. When they’re implemented effectively, they can be extremely helpful....
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