The first enforcement action from a breach report required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Breach Notification Rule has resulted in an agreement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.5 million. BCBST…
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) recently announced that it has saved more than $5 million in costs in 2009 due to its system-wide Electronic Medical Records (EMR). This is the second consecutive year that the DMC has experienced cost-savings due to the EMR system. The system, which started to be…
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) named the first technology review bodies that are authorized to certify electronic health record (EHR) systems. The review bodies, The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), will have the task of ensuring…