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How to calculate the cost of a hospital data breach

Although hospital operators know that a data breach can lead to significant consequences--lawsuits, loss of business and reputation--a new report by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

ASC X12 tables new 6020 standards as providers slog through 5010

Asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, British mountaineer George Mallory famously replied, "Because it's there." That seems to be the attitude of the Accredited Standards Committee X12.

ONC delays permanent EHR certification program

The permanent health IT certification program for Meaningful Use of electronic health records, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, has been pushed back until at least next summer by the

ONC delays permanent EHR certification program

The permanent health IT certification program for Meaningful Use of electronic health records, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, has been pushed back until at least next summer by the

Government selected accreditor now reviewing potential EHR certifiers

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is now accepting applications from electronic health record certification bodies for accreditation. It will continue taking applications until Oct. 7,

ANSI named authorized accreditor for permanent EHR certification

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has received the nod from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT to become the sole approved accreditor under its permanent

ANSI approves RFID standard in healthcare

The American National Standards Institute has given final approval to a healthcare-specific standard for RFID. The standard, developed by the Healthcare Industry Business Communications Council, is