Nadeem Kassam worked in entertainment before founding health-tracking wristwatch maker Basis Science. Now he’s combining the industries with BioBeats, a startup that converts your vital signs into custom-tailored music to keep you meditating, running or fighting a disease. Today BioBeats announced $650,000 in seed funding from actor Will Smith, music manager Scooter Braun, angel Kevin Colleran, […]

As with any new program or regulation, there may be misinformation making the rounds. The following is a top 10 list distinguishing fact from fiction. 1. The security risk analysis is optional for small providers. False. All providers who are “covered entities” under HIPAA are required to perform a risk analysis. In addition, all providers […]

When it comes to the government, everyone’s a critic. And of course, the government is low hanging fruit. Putting partisan politics aside, it’s pretty easy to rag on the government for mistakes, strategies that fall short, and general shortcomings, like wasting Medicare dollars. So it’s refreshing to take a look at a government program that appears […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2013 (850) 412-3623 Contact: AHCA Communications Live Webinars for Florida Health Finder Website Now Offered Tallahassee, Fla.—The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is now offering free introductory webinars of the nationally recognized FloridaHealthFinder.gov website.  The webinars are a great opportunity for a wide variety of audiences including consumers, researchers, business […]

Physicians view connecting with others as the next logical step as they look to improve patient care and participate in evolving payment models.   Now that physicians have become comfortable with having electronic health records in their practices, they are ready for more advanced uses of the technology, including participation in health information exchanges. That […]

Medical School’s Regional Extension Center Hits Major Federal Milestones In Helping Central Florida Physicians Go Paperless, Improve Care   (ORLANDO, July 22, 2013) –More and more Central Florida doctors are scrapping the use of bulky paper patient files for more efficient electronic records that help reduce costs and increase patient safety. Gone are the days […]

Testing for ICD-10 could cost big money, but failing to test could cost more, according to Mark Lott, CEO of Lott QA Group and coordinator for the HIMSS WEDI National Pilot Program. “Don’t put off testing. Start with whatever you have,” Lott told attendees of the HIMSS Media ICD-10 Forum on June 17 at the Gaylord in National Harbor, […]

Contrary to what many in the health IT industry think, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari said he does not see the transition to ICD-10 as disruptive to the Meaningful Use process. Instead, Mostashari said in a recent interview with Healthcare IT News, he believes that ICD-10 can serve as a motivation of sorts for providers moving […]

Josue Rodas, executive director of the Regional Extension Center, shared his perspectives on health information technology in a featured interview with The Institute for Health Technology Transformation. The group is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders to foster the growth and effective use of technology across the healthcare industry. […]

As of the end of April, the federal government has paid out $14.6 billion in EHR incentive payments, according to Robert Anthony, deputy director of the HIT Initiative Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services. At the Health IT Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, Anthony said the numbers were the most current available […]