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Alliance Urging Strong Authentication for Health Records

The Smart Card Alliance is advising the Department of Health and Human Services to require all health records to use strong authentication options like smart cards, reports the Earth Times.

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Verizon to Issue Medical Credentials

Verizon will start issuing medical credentials to medical professionals in 2011 to make sharing patient data easier, reports American Medical News. Read more...

New Report Shows Gains in EHR Adoption

A new report shows that doctors are slowly adopting electronic health records, reports Government Health IT. Read more...

White House Wants HIEs to Have Uniform Language

The White House wants a standard language for the exchange of health data, reports Government Health IT. Read more...

Government Connect Program Drives HIE Standards

Health Information Exchange (HIE) standards are driven by the government‘s Connect initiative, according to a recent article from Information Week. Read more...

Healthcare Providers Not Ready for New Terms: HIMSS Survey

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s new survey reveals that many healthcare organizations are not prepared for the new healthcare privacy and security terms, reports Government Health IT Read more...

Lack of Communication, Knowledge Top Reasons for Medication Errors

Most medication errors occur due to lack of knowledge and communication problems, according to a new study. So reports Healthcare IT News. Read more...

Office of Nat’l Health Coordinator Readies ‘Direct Project’

The Office of the National Health Coordinator expects to release the first version of the Direct Project health information sharing software soon, reports Government Health IT News. Read more...

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