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Proposed Electronic Health Record (EHR) Testing & Compliance Rule Gets Positive Reaction From HIT Leaders

Health care IT leaders are standing behind the new rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the testing and certifying of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), according to an article on HealthLeaders Media. The rule, which was proposed and released in March, would turn over the certification process to a private sector, as well as provide a fast-track certification timeline and the ability to have EHRs certified from multiple vendors.

The rule would create a two-step EHR certification process:

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Medical Imaging Technology Necessitates Patient Health Information Bill of Rights

As the healthcare industry moves closer toward mass digitization, there is also growing concern among patients regarding the ease of data accessibility associated with medical imaging technology.

To meet these privacy and security concerns, the Chicago-based American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is promoting a new Health Information Bill of Rights.

A recent Modern Healthcare report discusses the Health Information Bill of Rights and its seven-point platform that addresses the proliferation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and encourages strict data protection from healthcare providers. In addition, AHIMA outlines five other points in its Health Information Bill of Rights:

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Hospital Forms Regional Health Information Organization With the Help of a PACS

Networked healthcare organizationsDuBois Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Pennsylvania abides by the “Five C’s” in all that it does:

1. Caring attitude

2. Confidentiality

3. Communication

4. Collaboration

5. Customer satisfaction

The last three C’s were the basis of the medical center’s work in establishing a Regional Health Information Organization, a health organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery as part of a National Health Information Network initiative.

The first step towards forming a Regional Health Information Organization was to implement a full Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and lay the groundwork for an enterprise-wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

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