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There's variability in the sector depending on financial resources and post-acute settings were not funded under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, says Robert Latz, CIO, Trinity Rehabilitation Services.

CMS said RNs will be able to receive up to $40,000 for student loan debt and/or a $10,000 stipend after a three-year stint.

The scribe needs specialty support to tackle the "edge" cases such as the complex care provided in the ER. It also needs to be coding-aware for the financial health of the hospital, says Dr. William Morris, Ambience Healthcare CMO.

AMA says it's unbelievable that insurance companies are getting a pay increase while physician practices are struggling to survive.

Some limited information may have been compromised, including Social Security numbers, IU Health says.

Threat actors could be looking at women's health data as valuable due to its sensitivity in certain states, says Deepak Prakash, CTO and cofounder of Sonio, a cloud-based OB-GYN reporting software.

Renovation at the hospital will add eight new rooms for imaging, which is designed to improve patient flow.

Inova Health System recently attained the Joint Commission's Responsible Use of Health Data certification after taking part in a pilot for ensuring structure, governance, reliability and accountability around managing data for non-patient encounter events, says Matt Kull, Inova's chief information and digital strategy officer.

Health systems need to know the ROI before they purchase technology, as CIOs and CFOs are looking at costs at a new level, says David Kirshner, managing partner at LogicSource and former CFO of Boston Children's Hospital.

Co-op Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative offers individual and small-group exchange plans in 24 counties in Wisconsin.