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<title>Hall Render - Health Information Technology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Health Information Technology Blog focuses on topics such as data privacy and security, EHRs, HITECH and mobile devices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EHR Donation Period Extended]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General have released a set of proposed regulations that extend the existing protection from the Anti-Kickback Statute and physician self-referral law (Stark Law) for donations of electronic health records. The new regulations extend]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:18:18 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2014 Meaningful Use Eligible Hospital Clinical Quality Measure Update Posted by CMS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The final rule for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (&#8220;MU&#8221;) included an outline of the timeline for reviewing and publishing updates to the Clinical Quality Measure (&#8220;CQM&#8221;) specifications used in the EHR Incentive Program with the determination that the specifications should be updated more frequently than the rulemaking cycle for]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/2014-meaningful-use-eligible-hospital-clinical-quality-measure-update-posted-by-cms]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:54:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ONC Seeking Comments on Data Exchange]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ONC is seeking comments on how ONC and CMS policies could result in routine exchange of patient clinical data across care settings.  The deadline to submit comments is April 22, 2013. Click here for more information and procedures for comment submission. Should you have questions, please contact Alisa Kuehn at]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/onc-seeking-comments-on-data-exchange]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:53:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ONC Meaningful Use Resources]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The ONC has made available on its website (healthit.gov) a variety of resources to assist those working toward Meaningful Use.  Below are links to a few of these resources: Click here for information on attestation, tipsheets, FAQs, tools and regulations related to Meaningful Use Stage 2. Click here to access]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/onc-meaningful-use-resources]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:52:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New FTC Guidance Addresses Social Media Advertising; Could FDA Be Next?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On March 12, the Federal Trade Commission (&#8220;FTC&#8221;) published new guidance detailing how advertising disclosures should be made online.  Disclosures are necessary to qualify or limit advertising claims that would otherwise be deceptive, unfair or give misleading impressions. The FTC&#8217;s previous guidance on disclosures was issued seven years before Apple introduced]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/new-ftc-guidance-addresses-social-media-advertising-could-fda-be-next]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:59:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The FCC’s Rural Health Care Program Funding Year 2013 Application Window Opens April 8]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governmental and nonprofit health care providers may begin applying for funding under the Federal Communications Commission Rural Health Care Program on Monday, April 8 for funding year 2013 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). The Rural Health Care program provides funding to governmental and nonprofit eligible health care providers for telecommunications]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/the-fccs-rural-health-care-program-funding-year-2013-application-window-opens-april-8th]]></link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:27:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Possible Extension of EHR Donation Regulations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bureau of National Affairs is reporting that CMS and the OIG have submitted proposed regulations to extend the exception from the physician self-referral law and the safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for EHR donations.  The report indicates that proposed regulations have been sumitted to the White House Office of]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/possible-extension-of-ehr-donation-regulations]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:47:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTC Issues Mobile Privacy and Security Publications]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued two publications recommending ways that key players in the mobile marketplace, such as operating system providers, application developers, advertising networks and analytics companies, can promote mobile privacy and security. The first publication, titled &#8220;Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency,&#8221; recommends ways to inform]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/ftc-issues-mobile-privacy-and-security-publications]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:53:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECRI Institute Publishes Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ECRI Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013.  The annual report is based on the prevalence and severity of incidents reported by health care facilities and information found in the Institute’s medical device problem reporting databases. The 2013 list, in order of ranking, is]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/ecri-institute-publishes-top-10-health-technology-hazards-for-2013]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:51:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NIST’s 2014 Testing Tools for Meaningful Use Compliance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In support of the health IT certification program, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the conformance test method (test procedures, test data and test tools) to ensure compliance with the meaningful use technical requirements and standards. To develop the original test method, NIST conducted an analysis of the HHS/ONC Interim]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.hallrender.com/hit/nists-2014-testing-tools-for-meaningful-use-compliance]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:11:02 -0500</pubDate>
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