Millions of people are using mobile wellness applications like Apple HealthKit and Fitbit to record their personal health data. And many healthcare companies are devising ways to integrate this data, called Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD), into patients’ medical records. One such organization, Validic, recently announced a partnership with Electronic Health Record vendor MEDITECH. Utilizing… Read more »
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White Paper: Assessment Methodology
Healthcare regulations and requirements are an ongoing challenge for hospitals, physicians, clinics and medical systems. Costs are increasing, systems are undergoing continuous change to meet regulatory requirements, staffs are inundated with current workloads, and revenue is decreasing. Faced with these costly challenges, organizations implement temporary workarounds to support ongoing needs. Processes are developed utilizing the… Read more »
Hillary Clinton emphasizes the importance of Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Hillary Clinton emphasizes the importance of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Morgan Hunter Healthcare had the pleasure of being an exhibitor at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition this past week. The Keynote speaker on Wednesday evening was none other than Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As the oft-rumored front-runner for the Democratic ticket… Read more »
Planning for a Breach in EHRs – How to protect your data
Electronic health records have many advantages, but one of these advantages also poses a potential security threat to the facility and a patient’s privacy. The primary concern over increased file sharing is the creation of more access points for the highly sensitive data that healthcare entities manage. Digital data can have multiple access points, but… Read more »