Although the ICD-10 compliance delay grabbed most the headlines, the proposed rule in which the ICD-10 delay was nestled also calls for standardized health plan identifiers.

The Department of Health and Human Services has recorded its first enforcement action resulting from the 2009 breach notification rule, reaching a $1.5 million settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee over a breach of more than 1 million records contained on stolen hard drives.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released a proposed rule on EHR certification late Friday. The rule is a companion to the proposed [...]

CMS stays the course with its proposed rule on stage 2 of the meaningful use EHR incentive program. It confirms a delayed start, shuffles some objectives, and raises the bar on patient engagement.

The meaningful use EHR incentive program continues to build steam, with nearly 19,000 professionals and hospitals registering for the program in November. Nearly 7,000 providers received incentive payments that month, sending year-to-date total payments above $1.8 billion.

Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced changes to the timeline of the meaningful use EHR incentive program that will give providers who adopt EHRs [...]

The permanent certification program for the meaningful use EHR incentive program will not ring in with the New Year as planned. The Office of the National [...]

The regional extension centers—created through federal grants to help small providers and hospitals select, implement, and use health IT—have several years remaining on their contracts. However, [...]