They got it wrong… AGAIN!
December 31st, 2009
See article: ‘Meaningful Use’ criteria released
Can you believe it? Doctors and hospitals that purchase electronic health records (EHRs) ‘wired’ for ‘back-door’ data...
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‘Meaningful use’ criteria released
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Modern Healthcare — HHS issued two sets of much-anticipated federal regulations that significantly further the government’s healthcare information technology adoption...
Facebook setting the standards for Health Care?
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ONC to hold closed-door privacy work group meeting
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Patient Privacy Rights Grades Online Health Record Providers on Protections
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Patient Privacy Rights unveils PHR report card
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Patient Privacy Rights grades five PHRs
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Platforms provided by employers and insurers received an “F” rating from the report card.
…Katz said PPR could not grade the Partners/Programs on...