When it comes to the Meaningful Use incentive program, the American College of Physicians cautioned that the compliance timeline is overly aggressive and that the program’s objectives are too ambitious.

With the HIPAA omnibus rule Sept. 23 compliance date just around the corner, the American Medical Association released free resources to prepare physicians for the new regulations that require extensive changes to existing privacy, security and breach notification requirements.

Another large retail chain is furthering its healthcare efforts. Target has unveiled the Simplicity Challenge, a nationwide search for innovative ideas to simplify healthcare.

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The Heath IT Policy Committee approved a slew of recommendations presented by the FDA Safety and Innovation Act Workgroup at its meeting on Sept. 4.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a list of 10 facts healthcare providers "need to know" about the online health insurance exchanges coming next month.

In remarks at his final Health IT Policy Committee meeting as national coordinator for health IT, Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, said that the health IT capabilities required through Meaningful Use and EHR certification ultimately drive new payment systems that place value over volume.

In response to numerous commenters who said a one-hour notification rule for privacy and security incidents is impractical and unworkable, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in a final rule setting standards for health plans operating in state health insurance exchanges, dropped the proposed requirement.