CMS – News Updates | March 29, 2012 CMS has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The February report documents continued growth in registrations and payments, including: Over 211,500 eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical [...]
Stephen TregliaAll Articles, New York Law Journal, March 28, 2012 Advanced forensic ability leads to advanced law enforcement capability. That’s not a particularly insightful theorem but, nevertheless, an accurate one. Probably no forensic realm has seen a more expansive increase in capabilities than the analysis of digital devices, and this reality was brought home in [...]
Mark GerowAll Articles, Law Technology News, March 27, 2012 The law firm website may be the first place current and prospective clients go to learn about your firm’s services and attorneys. Therefore, the site must convey the expertise and values of your firm, not only through words and images, but also through the site’s design [...]
CMS recommends that all eligible professionals (EPs) register as early as possible for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Registering does not mean you are required to participate. By registering early, however, you can make sure your information is completely up to date in all of the CMS systems and resolve [...]
By: Rick Boza & Pete Sitero Published April 2012 Edition of the Orange County Bar Association’s Magazine: “the Briefs” Based on a report by the U.S. Government last November, there has been a dramatic rise in electronic espionage. That same month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation held a meeting in New York City with what they [...]
Monica BayAll Articles Law Technology News March 20, 2012 Cooperation and collaboration were key themes of a March 16 panel at the Legal Marketing Association conference in Dallas. The panelists on “Marketing & IT? You Can’t Have One Without the Other” explored how to create a partnership between the two law firm units that too [...]
Sean DohertyAll Articles Law Technology News March 19, 2012 Wolters Kluwer in January unveiled RBsource, a new web-based resource based on the content from Aspen Publisher’s “Securities Act Handbook” (Red Book), which includes U.S. securities acts and SEC rules, regulations, guidance, forms, and instructions, all with editorial enhancement from Aspen and CCH law editors. RBsource [...]
Law Technology News March 15, 2012 No question about it, social media isn’t just an obsession for teenagers and geeks. It’s become a multibillion dollar customer service industry, as companies shift resources to create social media sites to interact with their customers. For lawyers and other legal professionals, deciding which sites you should join or [...]
by Mark Britton | in Social media – KevinMD.com There’s no question that social media is taking root in the healthcare field, and will only continue to grow in importance. According to a recent Pew Internet survey, four out of five Internet users have searched for health information online, making health one of the most [...]
March 15, 2012 | Bernie Monegain, Editor WASHINGTON – The government on Thursday announced it would delay enforcement of HIPAA 5010 transactions to June 30, 2012. It’s the second three-month delay on enforcement made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS). While the rule calls for compliance [...]