The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

The Medicare EHR incentive program offers financial rewards and penalties to eligible providers for the use of EHRs. At the beginning of 2015, providers who are eligible for the Medicare EHR incentive program must be able to demonstrate meaningful use. If they’re unable to demonstrate meaningful use: They’ll be penalized between 1% of Medicare Part...

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Duleep Pillai
July 17, 2014
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The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

Six advance notifications for Microsoft security bulletins were released this week. Compared to 106 bulletins in 2013, six seems fewer but still enough to keep IT admins on their toes.

Just as everyone was preparing for a Fourth of July barbecue, Microsoft was busy on their end preparing for the release of advance notification for Patch Tuesday next week. Six security bulletins, two Critical, three Important, and one Moderate, were publicized. Compared to 106 bulletins in 2013, six seems fewer but still enough to keep IT...

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Duleep Pillai
July 8, 2014
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The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

Considerations When Text Messaging In Your Medical Practice

As communication portals rapidly grow, text messaging proves to be a faster means of send and receive mechanism for physician-patient correspondence. Physicians are finding text messaging more convenient and efficient than emails when communicating with their patients and colleagues. As communication portals rapidly grow, text messaging proves to be a faster means of send and...

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Duleep Pillai
July 8, 2014
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The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

So far, there are no evidences that point to the stolen information being used inappropriately. Nevertheless, the state is providing identity protection insurances to possible victims. Families of deceased patients are also being notified by the state. The breach was discovered after an independent forensic investigation that later on alerted the officials.  According to Jon...

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Duleep Pillai
July 3, 2014
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The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Everything You Need to Know About the Incentives and Penalties

iOS 8 Will Alleviate HIPAA Security Risk

iOS 8 uses randomized MAC address broadcasts securing the user’s privacy. But before iOS 8 is out, MAC address broadcasts are still a threat to privacy security.  Mobile MAC (Media Access Control) address signal gives us updated, unencrypted, presence and location from our mobile phones and gadgets. Today, it is possible to keep track of...

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Duleep Pillai
July 1, 2014
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