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EHR Connection is your connection to all the information you need to make your electronic health record efforts successful. You'll get tips each week on topics such as vendor selection, evaluating return on investment, getting buy-in from physicians and much more.

May 12, 2008 (Volume 5, Issue 19)

Security breaches threaten privacy of hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide
Hackers aren’t the problem—the main threat to protecting the privacy of computerized patient information lies within the healthcare industry itself, according to an April 29 article in The Wall Street Journal.

'Holy trinity' makes hospital data especially enticing to identity thieves
Hospital data breaches exposed more than 1.5 million names attached to patient health information between 2006 and 2007, according to an April 29 article in Medill Reports.

Security officers say they know the rules, but is patient information really safe?
Physicians can’t cure the common cold and the healthcare industry apparently can’t stop the common data breach, according to an April 29 article in CIO.com.

PPV: Outsource your data storage-Reduce stress and remain HIPAA compliant without breaking the bank
As information technology (IT) manager at Euclid Insurance in Itasca, IL, Dan Novak is responsible for helping the company support clients with health insurance renewals, particularly when it involves gathering private information about enrollees. This is a task that’s easier said than done. And it’s costly for a healthcare entity to develop and maintain a security solution that’s safe and easy to use in an environment that’s full of potential privacy holes.

Tip: Add these acronyms to your EHR dictionary
As more healthcare providers transition from paper records to an electronic record, health information exchanges are the next logical step. Optimize the benefits of these technological advances by increasing your EHR vocabulary. The following terms are recommended for use in health information exchange:

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Report addresses work force needs pertaining to EHRs

MIT hosts EmTech08 Conference

HIMSS announces award recipients

PPV: Understand the details of PHRs to serve as a valuable patient resource

Tip: Technology facilitates release of information

Notice: Last issue of EHR Connection

Grants totaling $18.9 million to aid EHR implementation, health IT adoption

Milwaukee area physicians are trendsetters in EHR adoption

EHR success requires examination of the big picture

PPV: Attention to detail, information exchange process makes Oregon DHS a compliance success story

Tip: Protect your electronic perimeter with a firewall policy

Notice: Second to last issue of EHR Connection

Patients’ medical records made public in Atlanta hospital snafu

USA Today commentary lists many reasons for slow EHR adoption

Presidential election has potential healthcare IT side effects

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