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In: Health Care Law
27 Feb 2010Today Jody Joiner and I presented at the AHLA Hospitals and Health Systems Institute on the use of social media by hospitals and health care providers. We provided an overview of social media use by hospitals and health care providers, discussed the pros/cons of using social media in the health care environment, presented case studies [...]
In: Health Concerns
25 Feb 2010There are some 8000 hospitals in Japan; a number that is surprising when you consider that the population of this country is approximately 120 million people. That adds up to a lot of hospital beds per capita! Ten percent of the population…(read more)
In: Health Concerns
23 Feb 2010From the 34th floor window of my hotel room on the Southern Terrace near Shinjuku train station I have an expansive view of the city. Below me, thousands of Japanese men and women emerge like ants from the subway and rail lines on their way to work. After…(read more)
In: Health Concerns
18 Feb 2010Im pleased to be able to share information about the newest episode of Microsoft Health Tech Today , the on-line video series at the intersection of health and information technology. Our March program will premier on February 25th. My guests…(read more)
In: Health Care Law
14 Feb 2010Recently I was interviewed for a story focused on the changes to the HIPAA civil penalty enforcement under the HITECH Act. The article is titled, Willful Neglect Is Difficult to Pin Down, but Can Result in Enormous HIPAA Penalties. The article discusses the definition and interpretation of “willful neglect” under the HIPAA penalty provisions. Health [...]
Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, David Blumenthal, announced the HITECH funding under the ARRA for State Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Regional Extension Center (RECs) across the country.
The White House Press Release provides a detailed list of HIEs and RECs receiving grants. Inormation is also available [...]
In: Health Concerns
13 Feb 2010On January 27th, I posted a piece on HealthBlog titled A right-sized EMR? Tablet PC + Microsoft Office OneNote . I explained how many doctors who cant afford or dont like the well known, branded EMR solutions currently on the market, have turned…(read more)
In: Health Concerns
10 Feb 2010On Super Bowl Sunday, I received an e-mail from one of my physician colleagues, Dr. Thomas Gumprecht . Ive provided information on HealthBlog before about Dr. Gumprecht and his ENT practice in Redmond, Washington. Tom and I share a passion…(read more)
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)
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 [...]
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