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What President Obama’s Budget Would Mean for Health IT

By Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 reflects his commitment to advancing health IT by maintaining or increasing funding to several key agencies. The proposed budget allocates $75 million to the ONC to help the department continue its efforts to support the adoption of electronic health…

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Number of UPMC Employees Affected by Identity Theft Grows

By Kris B. Mamula for Pittsburgh Business Times The data spill affecting UPMC employees has grown, snaring 322 workers as of Wednesday, up from 22 employees two weeks ago, the health care system said Friday. Fraudsters have used UPMC employee data to electronically file phony income tax returns in an identity theft scheme that UPMC…

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Dolbey Speech Recognition is awarded “Best in KLAS”

Dolbey’s Fusion Speech® ranks #1 CINCINNATI, OH – For the second consecutive year, Dolbey Fusion Speech was ranked #1 in the Speech Recognition segment of the 2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report. KLAS is an independent healthcare research firm that recognizes the technology and service organizations that excelled in helping providers deliver better…

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CFO Roundtable: How Will 3 Major Changes for the Year Ahead Impact Finances?

By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review Four hospital and health system CFOs discuss ICD-10, the two-midnight rule and price transparency. Hospital and health system CFOs are used to dealing with change. However, 2014 brings a few significant developments that could significantly impact the financial health of organizations. With the new two-midnight rule, the switch…

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FTC: Medical transcription firm allowed histories to be on search engine

By Grant Gross on InfoWorld The agency announces a data-breach settlement with the California company A medical transcription company has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that its inadequate security measures allowed the personal information, including medical histories and examination notes, of thousands of people to be published on the Internet. The…

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