Poll of the Week – The 'Value' of Meaningful Use
Is the shift to meaningful use worth the cost, both in terms of finances and operations at your practice?
As if the U.S. economy isn't bad enough, physicians also have to contend with what practice-based investments they have to make for the coming years, according to Practice Notes blogger J. Scott Litton. In a recent blog, Litton asks the question of whether meaningful use's promised payoff is worth the changes needed by practices. What do you think?
HIPAA highlights: 2 disturbing class actions, OCR risk analysis enforcement
April 24th 2025Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.
