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NIST releases EHR usability guidance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has taken another step to help the electronic health record industry improve EHRs, issuing technical guidance for vendors and others evaluate
NIST to test EHR usability
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has decided to tackle the problem of poor electronic health record usability, asking EHR vendors to share their products with the agency so it can
New tool helps EHR users assess HIPAA compliance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new software application downloadable for free to help covered entities and others determine if they're meeting HIPAA's
What is needed to improve EHR usability?
Many in the healthcare industry have complained that electronic health records are not user-friendly. You know that there's credence to those complaints when a body as august as the National
Mostashari: 'Usability,' better decision-making, key EHR success
"The goal is clear...there should be a greater emphasis on usability" for EHRs, Mostashari tells FierceHealthIT.
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) must balance the
Can EHRs make healthcare disparities disappear?
There's probably not much debate over the issue that healthcare disparities exist nationwide--related to a variety of factors such as ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, physical or cognitive
NIST OKs contract for HIPAA electronic toolkit
Providers and healthcare organizations looking for additional assistance in meeting the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule may soon get
