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HIPAA Compliance Software and Meaningful Use Stage 2

The HITECH Act established the regulations and guidelines for the establishment of EHR’s to be demonstrated through a variety of meaningful use objectives. HITECH Meaningful Use Stage 2, started in 2014, establishes stricter regulations for the privacy and security rules of HIPAA and focuses on encryption of ePHI while using advanced clinical processes. The attention… Read More »

New Time Table Proposed for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification

New Time Table Proposed for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Eligible Providers (EP) and hospitals must meet the criteria of three stages of Meaningful Use (MU) over time, in order to continue to receive reimbursements from Medicaid or Medicare (EP’s can receive incentive money from both though not at the same time). At this time,… Read More »