In a new #PACS security advisory, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency identified 13 vulnerabilities that should be patched ASAP - and says the US and Brazil have the most internet-exposed systems. Read more in Healthcare IT News. https://ow.ly/3UgH50SMz2p
Electronic Health Record Association
Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, IL 967 followers
The HIMSS EHRA member companies serve US hospitals, post-acute, specialty & ambulatory healthcare providers using EHRs.
About us
The HIMSS EHR Association’s nearly 30 member companies serve the vast majority of hospitals, post-acute, specialty-specific, and ambulatory healthcare providers using EHRs across the United States. Our focus is on collaborative efforts to accelerate health information and technology adoption, assist member companies with regulatory compliance, advance information exchange between interoperable systems, and improve the quality and efficiency of patient care through the use of technology.
- Website
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http://www.ehra.org
External link for Electronic Health Record Association
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Electronic Medical Records, EHR, and EMR
Locations
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Primary
Chicago, IL, US
Employees at Electronic Health Record Association
Updates
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In response to reorganization by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of its its technology, #cybersecurity, data, and #AI strategy and policy functions under the newly created #ASTP/ONC, the EHRA says it "can add great value in expanding even further the work they do to coordinate health IT-related policy across the Federal government. We look forward to collaborating with ASTP/ONC as we work toward our shared goals of continually improving the quality and efficiency of care through safe, innovative interoperable health IT adoption and use.” The full statement is available on the EHRA blog: https://ow.ly/jp8v50SKw1E
HHS Establishes ASTP/ONC
http://ehrablog.org
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In Healthcare IT News, while many are optimistic about the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)'s #HTI-2, some industry leaders - including EHRA - are concerned about compliance time frames and potential limitations on the use of unstructured data. https://ow.ly/BenC50SJwyQ
Healthcare stakeholders are mostly optimistic about HTI-2
healthcareitnews.com
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#ONC has released its #USCDI v5 Bulliten. #USCDIv5 includes 16 new data elements and two new data classes. https://lnkd.in/gcUanMqZ
United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)
healthit.gov
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#HTI-2 coverage in Fierce Healthcare shares with readers our concerns about proposed compliance timelines for #EHR developers given the scope of proposed requirements and alignment with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services interoperability rule. https://ow.ly/q6ux50SHw8T
ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines
fiercehealthcare.com
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In Modern Healthcare, the #crowdstrike outage forced many hospitals "to operate without their EHR systems online." https://ow.ly/X9KU50SGoyK
Global tech outage takes hospital EHRs offline
modernhealthcare.com
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In a first-of-its-kind project to help the Missouri DHSS establish the state's leadership in digital transformation, HIMSS and Guidehouse will deploy HIMSS' Digital Health Indicator to assess progress made by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services across state public health systems. https://ow.ly/EEsf50SFy5H
Guidehouse and HIMSS Partner with the Missouri DHSS on Digital Health Assessment | HIMSS
himss.org
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The first in a series of webinars from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) discussing the #HTI2 proposed rule takes place this afternoon at 2 pm ET. Today's session is an overview. Register here: https://ow.ly/OiXa50SEw3M
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Overview Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
capconcorp.zoom.us
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ICYMI: Our Recommendations for Determinant Capture offers vetted recommendations for improving the capture of #SDOH data to eliminate existing barriers that create overlapping domains and complicate the exchange and interpretation of this data. https://ow.ly/Mqfz50SCBBv
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