How a single ransomware attack destroyed a thriving medical business and how to avoid it happening to you or your clients.

I was sitting at a local breakfast spot near my home in Michigan one recent morning with a friend. I was discussing my work (online training for co...

The American Medical Association (AMA) has submitted comprehensive comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in response to the sweeping set of proposed changes to health information technology certification and implemen...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is extending the public comment period by 30 days for two proposed regulations aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology (health IT) and enabling patients to electronical...

CMS is getting even more serious about keeping people out of the hospital, with each newly issued rule reflecting that commitment.

Starting at the beginning of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sought to further incentivize providers by building...

As an educator in healthcare, I am struck by the sheer volume of information that must be collected and submitted by clinicians. Courses we develop are designed to make that job easier, but wow! Seriously, this is complicated stuff. And while I believe that most clinic...

With the holidays quickly receding, there was some time for reflection. When given that time (and honestly spurred to some degree by the HIPAA request for information), different issues about HIPAA wandered through my mind. With so many issues to ponder, and taking a p...