Recently, Health IT Security spoke with Kimberly Gray, global chief privacy officer for a healthcare information services and technology company, who said that the push to adopt web based medical software has forced many providers to go back to the basics of making patient information security a top priority. Read More »
Archive for June, 2013
What role can DCs play in patient-centered medical homes?
In an effort to create a new model for the organization and delivery of healthcare in the U.S., federal officials devised the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), also known as the primary care medical home. Read More »
What’s in it for doctors who adopt EHRs? Mostashari explains
Federal health officials behind the HITECH Act have stressed the forthcoming benefits of EHR adoption to skeptical physicians, noting that web based medical software is likely to result in a streamlined workflow and better patient care, ultimately cutting back on administrative and healthcare costs. Read More »
Association drafts code of conduct for EHR users
The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association created a code of conduct for doctors, administrators and chiropractic EHR users to consult when managing their data. Read More »
How to deal with the influx of data from ICD-10
According to a report in EHR Intelligence, the ICD-10 update is nothing to be skimmed over, and practitioners should realize that it will ultimately help make information stored on chiropractic EHRs and other web based medical software easier to analyze and use in a meaningful way. Read More »
Experts discuss data sharing, privacy at Health Privacy Summit
Increased use of web based chiropractic software gives practitioners the ability to easily share useful medical information with patients and other facilities, a capability that can improve patient involvement in their care, as well as the care itself. Read More »
Data encryption can help protect info stored in chiropractic EHRs
As with any mode of storing information, there are risks of breach involved. Luckily, practitioners can protect their chiropractic EHRs with data encryption. Read More »
Lumbar epidural steroid injection linked to spine fractures
Providing care for long-term back and spine issues can be a complicated process made easier with chiropractic EHR systems. Read More »