08/23/2010
The Obama administration is working to enhance patient privacy guidelines after criticism emerged that the proposed rules failed to adequately protect patient data. The issue of patient safety is becoming more …
08/05/2010
Nearly 175 million U.S. adults say they use the Internet regularly to search for health-related information, according to a new poll. The figure represents a significant jump from 2009, according to researchers. …
08/04/2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and FDA differ in their approach to electronic health record system regulation. FDA advocates for more controls to ensure EHR safety, while ONC states that strict …
07/28/2010
The Federal Communications Commission has partnered with FDA in an effort to encourage the use of wireless-enabled telehealth devices. The two agencies are seeking to offer clear standards and guidelines and to clarify …
07/26/2010
Two health care industry trade groups are encouraging the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to adopt a global tracking system that would align health care products with electronic health records. A not-…
07/22/2010
New figures show that venture capitalists invested more than $150 million in U.S. health IT and software in the second quarter of 2010. Clinical decision support software saw the highest investment. InformationWeek, …
07/13/2010
The final rules describe how health care providers can demonstrate 'meaningful use' of electronic health records to qualify for federal incentive payments under the 2009 stimulus package. Physicians must meet 15 core …
06/04/2010
Four pharmacy groups have asked the Drug Enforcement Administration for further guidance on its interim final rule on the electronic prescribing of controlled substances. The rule took effect June 1, according to DEA. …
05/20/2010
In a letter to HHS' Office for Civil Rights, the Medical Group Management Association writes that the federal economic stimulus package's new HIPAA disclosure requirements would be costly and difficult for most health …
05/18/2010
Researchers from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business found that nearly eight months after the HITECH Act was enacted, sensitive health information was as easily accessible on peer-to-peer networks as it was …
05/07/2010
Major changes in physician reimbursement are needed to spur adoption of mobile health and telemedicine technology, public- and private-sector experts said recently. Only $2 million of the $400 billion spent on Medicare …
04/20/2010
More health care providers are expected to begin submitting prescriptions electronically now that the Drug Enforcement Administration has eased restrictions on electronically prescribing controlled substances and CMS …
04/12/2010
As health-related smartphone applications become more prevalent, experts say FDA likely will need to consider whether to oversee such programs. The agency currently is considering whether to regulate electronic health …
04/08/2010
The Drug Enforcement Agency's recently released interim final rule on the electronic prescribing of controlled substances removes what many say has been significant barrier to e-prescribing adoption. However, while a …
04/06/2010
Proposed health IT rules are on par with the far-reaching impact of auto, environmental, food, drug and airline regulations. Health care providers should commit to a transformation in the health care system that might …