Digital Debut
BY ALEX TAIRA | JANUARY 2019
Since ASCA’s last update in July, health care organizations across the country posted 163 breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting 500 or more individuals. For the first time in two years a single type of breach, hacking or information technology (IT) incident, accounted for a majority (53 percent) of all breaches reported by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
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BY ROBERT KURTZ | JANUARY 2019
Why would an ASC opt to stay independent instead of partnering with another health care organization? A partner might provide capital for facility expansions and new equipment or resources to assist with physician recruitment and managed care contract negotiations. Yet not all ASCs jump to take advantage of such potential opportunities.
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BY TOM SCOTT | DECEMBER 2018
Over the past 10 years, electronic health record (EHR) adoption across all hospitals has increased from less than 10 percent to 96 percent, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. From information about the ASC industry that I have seen, I estimate that adoption in ASCs, however, has been low: less than 10 percent.
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