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In Todays Healthcare IT News , Jeffery Daigrepont, senior vice president for healthcare IT consulting company the Coker Group , offers some sage advice on Five Healthcare IT Decisions to Avoid . They are: Buying defective software Buying non-compliant…(read more)
Model Jury Instruction: Warning Jurors on Use of Electronic Technology and Social Media
In: Health Care Law
3 Feb 2010The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States has issued a memo regarding Juror Use of Electronic Communication Technologies.
At its December 2009 meeting, the Judicial Conference Committee endorsed a set of suggested jury instructions that federal district judges should consider using to help deter jurors from using electronic technologies to research or communicate about cases while they serve as jurors. The recommended instructions were developed as a result of the increased use of web enabled mobile phones and devices that can be used to research information and communicated in a variety of ways, including email, social media, etc.
While the media will be focused today on Apples Tablet announcement, Id like to remind HealthBlog readers that theres nothing new about Tablet devices. I have been evangelizing the use of Tablet PCs in health for nearly a decade. …(read more)
Health System Innovation and the Low Hanging Moss
In: Health Concerns
22 Jan 2010Yesterday I provided the opening keynote address and participated on an expert panel for the BayCare Health Systems annual Innovation Day retreat. The retreat was held just outside of Tampa, Florida, at the Safety Harbor Resort . BayCare is a community…(read more)
WVHCA: 2010 CON Capital Expenditure Minimum
In: Health Care Law
20 Jan 2010The West Virginia Health Care Authority announced that the capital expenditure minimum for calendar year 2010 is $2,767,500.
The capital expenditure minimum is typically used by the Authority when reviewing whether or not certain health relate projects require certificate of need review.
Ontario Flies High on Opportunities in eHealth
In: Health Concerns
16 Jan 2010I just returned from an overnight trip to Toronto, Canada. If you plan on making the trip yourself, let me warn you. Flying back to the States is a major hassle these days. I spent more than 2 hours waiting in four different lines of…(read more)
State Attorney General HIPAA HITECH Enforcement
In: Health Care Law
15 Jan 2010My health law colleague, David Harlow, covers the news today on the first HIPAA enforcement action taken by a state attorney general under the new HITECH provision of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
David’s post, HIPAA enforcement by state attorney general: The shape of things to come, provides a good summary of the announcement by the Connecticut Attorney General. More information via the Connecticut Attorney General press release.
HISPC Reports on State Health Information Law, Business Practice and Policy
In: Health Care Law
13 Jan 2010The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has made available a compendium of reports which detail variations in state health information law, business practices and policy related to privacy and security of health information and the electronic exchange of health information.
The reports were developed in 2009 as a part of the ongoing efforts of the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) that started in 2006 when I had the the opportunity to work on the initial round of HISPC work as it related to West Virginia. The efforts by HISPC was to take a national look (at a state level) on the privacy and security challenges faced by the variation of state laws, policies and practices.
Over the weekend I received an email from Todd Bergstrom, Executive Editor of the West Virginia Law Review announcing a “Call for Articles” for an upcoming issue of the West Virginia Law Review focusing on health care.
Great to see the law review staff looking at the social disparities in access and outcomes that exist in our current health care system. I hope that some of my fellow health care policy and legal colleagues will consider submitting a article for consideration.
On January 13th we will launch the third program in our monthly, on-line video series Health Tech Today . The show features two entirely new segments and two encore segments from earlier programs (yes, not only did HealthBlog take a break over…(read more)
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