On Friday, the ONC announced it has appointed Naval Captain Alicia Morton as the new Director of the ONC Health IT Certification Program. Morton joined the ONC in 2005 where she lead the ONC's first entry into EHR certification and has worked in a variety of roles. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer alongside Jacob Reider and as a Senior Advisor in OST.
Prior to joining the ONC, Morton managed the systems development component of the Doctor’s Office
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Apple’s HealthKit To Integrate with Epic’s MyChart App
Apple's HealthKit will integrate with Epic's MyChart app patient portal allowing patients access to their health information according to Epic's president Carl Dvorak, VentureBeat reports.
"Apple’s HealthKit has tremendous potential to help close the gap between consumer collected data and data collected in traditional healthcare settings. The Epic customer community, which provides care to over 170 million patients a year, will be able to use HealthKit through Epic’s MyChart application—the
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HIMSS Recognizes 3 Policy Leaders at National Health IT Week Awards
Three policy leaders will receive one of the HIMSS Health Information Technology Leadership Awards during the 9th National Health IT Week in Washington, D.C. The awards ceremony will be held at the National Health IT Week Awards and Partners Reception on Sept. 17. In addition, the recipient of the College of Healthcare Information Management (CHIME) Executives Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership will also be recognized during this event.
“Each year during National Health IT
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In-Depth: The Danger of Hospitals Leaking Patient Data
A Washington Post news report in August this year came as a shock to many Americans who believed, until then, that their medical records were for their eyes only. Chinese hackers stole data pertaining to a whopping 4.5 million patients from a company that runs over 200 hospitals spread across the US. The massive data breach raised some serious concerns about how private medical records are and exactly what various health care organizations are doing to keep this sensitive information completely
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Report: Changing Patient Behavior Is Primary Factor Driving Healthcare
Changing patient behavior and expectations is the primary factor driving the healthcare market, according to a new report from Verizon and Harvard Business Review. “The Digital Dividend: First Mover Advantage” report sponsored by Verizon surveyed 672 professionals about their views on technology. Out of the 672 professionals, 74 respondents from the healthcare sector detailed how technology adoption is changing the healthcare landscape.
Key Factors Driving the Healthcare
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Cognizant To Acquire TriZetto for $2.7 Billion In Cash
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. said Monday that it agreed to acquire TriZetto Corp. for $2.7 billion in cash to gain more market share in healthcare technology services, WSJ reports. The combined company will have more than $3 billion in healthcare revenue, as well as an additional $1.5 billion in potential revenue over the next five years. Currently, healthcare accounts for 26% of Cognizant's revenue totaling $8.84 billion last year. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
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9th Annual National Health IT Week Kicks Off Today
From Sept. 15-19, 2014, healthcare industry and policy stakeholders will convene for the Ninth Annual National Health IT Week, a collaborative forum for public and private healthcare constituents to discuss the value of health information technology (IT) for the U.S. healthcare system. Key events this week include:
Monday
2014 Annual Consumer Health IT Summit - The 2014 Consumer Health IT Summit will bring together federal and private sector leaders working to enable consumers to be better
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Health IT Interoperability: The 21st Century’s Golden Fleece
Frank Speidel, MD shares his insights on how a defined IT architecture is a essential solution to achieving health IT interoperability.
Jason, mythic hero prior to the Greek Dark Ages, was tasked to find the Golden Fleece before he could claim his throne. For this quest, Jason recruited other Greek heroes, Hercules, Orpheus, Castor and Pollux, to name a few of the Argonauts.
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Epic Retains Lobbyists To Improve Its Interoperability Image on Capitol Hill
EHR juggernaut Epic Systems has hired lobbyists Card & Associates to improve its reputation of not being interoperable with other EHR systems on Capitol Hill, Modern Healthcare reports. According to the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Epic retained the firm in August to "educate members of Congress on the interoperability of Epic's healthcare information technology.” In a recent July hearing, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) claimed Epic's System were "closed records" utilizing a RAND
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M*Modal Unveils New ICD-10 Provider Coding Services
To help the healthcare industry address medical coder shortages in advance of the ICD-10 mandate, while preserving accurate revenue realization, M*Modal today announced the availability of comprehensive outpatient medical coding services. M*Modal’s technology-enabled services program combines coding experts with advanced cloud-based solutions to deliver quality results with fast-turn-around time, enabling organizations to offload high-volume outpatient coding, increase productivity and
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