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Author Photo Texas Hospital District Fires 16 For HIPAA Violations
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by Mitch Wagner

The Harris County Hospital District of Houston, Texas, fired 16 employees, accusing them of violating patient privacy laws by inappropriately accessing the records of a medical resident who'd been admitted to the hospital after she was shot in a grocery store parking lot.

Author Photo Can You Support Remote Workers In Case Of Flu Outbreak?
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

With the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention this week reporting widespread H1N1 flu outbreaks in 32 states, many companies are dealing with or anticipating the need for staff to work remotely in the months ahead. This can present a challenge for IT organizations that haven't in the past dealt with large numbers of remote workers.

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IT budgets are tight, but there is no leeway when it comes to staying competitive and profitable.

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Can Electronic Medical Records Be Secured?

December 5, 2009
While EMRs promise massive opportunities for patient health benefits and reductions in administrative costs, the privacy and security risks are daunting.

U.S. Health IT Office Reorganizes

December 4, 2009
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reorganized into groups including a Chief Privacy Officer.

Feds Offer $235 Million For Health IT Leadership

December 2, 2009
A new grant program will help leading communities advance and track their use of health IT to improve quality of care and become role models to other communities.

IT Hiring To Increase Next Quarter

December 1, 2009
A 3% increase in IT staffing is forecast for early 2010, with traditional jobs in networking, security, and application development most in demand.

Colorado Healthcare Providers Launch Information Exchange

December 1, 2009
"They've standardized the content so we can exchange and have interoperability with health records," explains the CIO of Children's Hospital.

Microsoft, Google Face Off On Healthcare

December 1, 2009
Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health want to be the repository of choice for millions of personal health records. Are they up to the task?

Feds Providing $80 Million For Health IT Training

November 30, 2009
The government funding helps set up 6-month health IT workforce training programs at community colleges nationwide.

Physicians Question Health IT Stimulus Requirements

November 23, 2009
A physicians practice industry group expresses concern about electronic health record incentive programs.

Feds Launch Health IT Blog

November 23, 2009
Health and Human Services' Health IT Buzz blog covers security, regulatory, standards, and other issues.

Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients

November 20, 2009
Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.

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