A federal privacy and security panel that advises the Health Policy Committee says health information exchanges must first obtain patient consent before sharing sensitive patient information beyond a point-to-point exchange, according to a Government Health IT report.

Hugh Morgan is the quality assurance officer for Somnia Anesthesia Services, a physician-owned and -managed anesthesia management company servicing healthcare facilities, anesthesiologists and anesthesiology groups nationwide.

Faxing may seem outdated at first glance, but in fact, more and more hospitals are choosing to incorporate an online fax service into their electronic medical record. Here, Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Protus, the provider of MyFax,…

The California Telehealth Network, the nation's largest network for telehealth, has been launched in Sacramento, Calif., according to a CTN news release.

Results from a survey conducted by Practice Fusion show that patients' top concern in regards to electronic health records is timely accessibility to their records, according to a news release by Practice Fusion.

Rajiv Chopra, principal and CFO for The C/N Group, identifies three ways ASCs can improve processes and their overall efficiency.

The Computer Sciences Corporation has released a report that finds hospitals using electronic health records will only have one-third of the data needed to report on the 15 required quality measures needed to achieve meaningful use, according to CSC.

ChartWise Medical Systems and MicroStrategy has released ChartWise:CDI, a new software program that assists hospital in improving clinical documentation to help maximize DRG-related reimbursements, reduce Medicare audit risk and provide oversight and compliance, according to a news release by ChartWise.

Incentive payments for adopting an EMR are forcing older physicians to consider whether the investment is worthwhile, according to an American Medical News report.

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