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Groups Respond to Concerns About EHR Incentive Program

Three groups have responded to calls from Republican senators to revamp the meaningful use program. The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association defends the program, while the American Hospital Association says the initiative should be examined closely. The Healthcare Innovation Council says the program should be overhauled or suspended. Health Data Management, Healthcare IT News.

Request for Data on Boston Marathon Victims Sparks Privacy Concerns

The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association argues that the Boston Public Health Commission violated the HIPAA Privacy Rule when it requested that hospitals provide medical data without patient consent on victims of last month's marathon bombings. Health Info Security.

Startups Develop IT Tools To Boost Patients' Medication Adherence

Startups are working to develop technology that could help patients better adhere to medication regimens. Such tools include sensors that transmit pill digestion data and a pill bottle that glows colors when a medication dose should be taken or is missed. Wall Street Journal.

Health Care Industry Falls Behind Schedule in Preparing for Transition to ICD-10

George Arges of the American Hospital Association, Jim Daley of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, Kathy DeVault of the American Health Information Management Association and Jeanne Gilreath of the Healthcare Billing & Management Association spoke to iHealthBeat about the health care industry's lack of progress in transitioning to ICD-10 code sets.

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What Digital Interventions Do Employers Offer To Boost Health Engagement Among Workers?

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Thirty-three percent of surveyed employers say they offer gamification programs to encourage health engagement among workers and 20% say they use social media-based interventions to boost workers' health engagement, according to a recent report from WorldatWork and Buck Consultants.

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