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• OIG: New Mexico did not adequately secure Medicaid data, systems

  

  State’s Human Services Department had insufficient controls in its security program, auditors contend.

  Data security Greg Slabodkin August 22

  Data security Greg Slabodkin August 22

• Proposed Quality Payment Program rule gets mixed comments from groups

  

  Stakeholders offer broad support for CMS’ proposal to allow eligible clinicians to use either 2014 or 2015 Edition CEHRT in 2018.

  Value-based care Greg Slabodkin August 22

  Value-based care Greg Slabodkin August 22

• Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

  From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

  Medical practice management January 13, 2016

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  Medical practice management January 13, 2016

• HIT Think How apps can incorporate data science to boost benefits

  

  Tristan Markwell

  Program manager for data science and advanced analytics Providence St Joseph Health

  Apps available in the Providence St Joseph myHIway app store incorporate predictive modeling, enabling data science to add value for the organization.

  Mobile technology August 21

  Mobile technology August 21

• Keylogger virus nabs data from women’s health center

  

  Attack on San Antonio specialty care chain was resolved in a week, reported to HHS.

  Malware Joseph Goedert August 21

  Malware Joseph Goedert August 21

• IBM, JDRF to collaborate on type 1 diabetes research

  

  Initiative will apply machine learning methods to analyze research on the disease, says Derek Rapp.

  Diabetes Fred Bazzoli August 21

  Diabetes Fred Bazzoli August 21

• UC San Diego Health shifts records system to the cloud

  

  Healthcare organization migrates Epic EHR from its on-premise data center to the vendor’s hosted environment.

  EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 21

  EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 21

• Vendor partnership expands doc office role in clinical trials

  

  Allscripts, Elligo Health will boost number of patients who can participate, says Jay Bhattacharyya.

  Medical research Joseph Goedert August 21

  Medical research Joseph Goedert August 21

• National HIE trade association selects new CEO

  

  Kelly Hoover Thompson seeks to raise awareness of exchanges, identify new opportunities.

  HIE Joseph Goedert August 21

  HIE Joseph Goedert August 21

• HIT Think New approach needed to protect health data

  

  Cliff Kittle

  Healthcare cyber security expert and principal for Healthcare and Life Sciences Information Security Dell SecureWorks

  Providers' compliance with HIPAA regulations can result in complacency, which won’t thwart savvy threat actors who are now attacking medical devices.

  Device security August 18

  Device security August 18