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OCR is continuing to support telehealth use by providing a transition period for providers to make changes to their operations, says director.

Fifty-eight lawsuits were filed in 2021, with 43 of them filed against healthcare organizations, the largest percentage among all industries.

The primary reason for noncompliance was that most providers don't send records electronically even when so requested.

Congress on Wednesday is considering legislation to allow physicians working in ambulatory surgical centers to receive the same payment incentives for meaningful use of electronic health records as doctors in other settings.

Congress on Wednesday is considering legislation to allow physicians working in ambulatory surgical centers to receive the same payment incentives for meaningful use of electronic health records as doctors in other settings.

Nearly 1 in 5 physicians now employ medical scribes, many provided by a vendor, who join doctors and patients in examination rooms.

With margins razor thin, hospitals are increasingly looking to transactions to achieve economies of scale and boost profitability.

Federal overseers have seldom penalized the healthcare organizations responsible for safeguarding this data, a ProPublica review shows.

The infusion pump market will grow to $3.6 billion by 2017 with the majority of growth occurring in home health, wearable insulin pumps, and consumables.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights has made a number of recent announcements regarding HIPAA Privacy Rule implementation.