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4 Reasons Why the Adoption of FHIR Brings Immense Value to Medical Record Requesters

MRO Compliance

Developed by the Health Level Seven® (HL7®) standards organization through a collaborative process, FHIR emerged in 2012 to meet the growing demand for faster, more efficient methods of data exchange in the healthcare industry. Regulatory Compliance The healthcare industry is heavily regulated to protect patient privacy and data security.

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Healthcare Needs Innovation and Data Security: Can It Have Both?

HIT Consultant

That’s more than double the number of large security breaches in 2016, and more than triple the number of large security breaches in 2012. There were 725 large security breaches, defined as breaches of more than 500 records. Unfortunately, 2024 doesn’t look much better. The future is coming. Make sure you’re ready.

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Though this is a significant increase from 2012, numbers haven’t budged much since 2015. Business process management company Sagility launched its Utilization Management as a Service offering , which aims to help providers with CMS regulatory compliance.

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FDA Guidance Provides Relief for MDR Reporting During a Pandemic

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

Timely MDR reporting is a challenging regulatory requirement for the industry. A new FDA guidance provides much-needed relief during a pandemic.

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OIG Publishes Favorable Advisory Opinion Related to the Employment Safe Harbor

Health Care Law Brief

In an advisory opinion posted November 10, 2021 ( AO 21-15 ), the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) appeared to soften a disturbing position that it had taken in 2012 regarding the employment safe harbor.