Healthcare IT
Obama Budget Includes Tech-Friendly Signals
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 15, 2012
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy, IT Workforce
A look at the week of February 13 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, President Obama released his budget proposal which seeks to increase funding for science and technology education. In order to address industry concerns about cyber over-regulation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Senate bill will allow certain firms to appeal some regulations.[...]
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Hacked Companies Still Not Telling Investors
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 8, 2012
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy
A look at the week of February 6 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week Reuters looks at how companies that have been victims of cyberattacks are disclosing – or not disclosing – these breaches to investors and the government. A House panel has approved a cyber bill giving the Department of Homeland Security authority in determining what type of infrastructure[...]
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Demand for Health IT Professionals Continues To Rise
by Elizabeth Hyman on December 21, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy
A look at the week of December 19 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Fierce Health IT reports that health IT professionals are some of the most in-demand members of the workforce. The Hill listed network protections as one of Congress’s top priorities for 2012. Federal CIO Steven Van Roekel wants to break agencies’ habit of clinging to outdated technology.[...]
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HHS Delays Stage 2 Meaningful Use
by Elizabeth Hyman on December 1, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, Public Advocacy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced several changes to encourage the adoption of electronic health records, specifically by delaying Stage 2 of meaningful use standards by one year. According to HHS, “to encourage faster adoption, the Secretary announced that HHS intends to allow doctors and hospitals to adopt health IT this year, without meeting[...]
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Ramping Up U.S. Cybersecurity
by Elizabeth Hyman on November 16, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, small business, Public Advocacy
A look at the week of November 14 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, authored an op-ed citing the urgent need for cyber legislation. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill allowing states to collect sales tax on online purchases. The Institute of Medicine released a report[...]
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Federal Agencies Report Concerns with Cloud Migration
by Elizabeth Hyman on September 20, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy, workforce development, Cloud
A look at the week of September 19 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, agencies report doubts about the White House “cloud first” policy as cyberattacks continue to be a rising threat. Government Health IT takes an in-depth look at the joint electronic health record (EHR) project that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs[...]
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Hospitals Put Out Help Wanted Sign for IT Personnel
by Elizabeth Hyman on September 14, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, small business, Public Advocacy, workforce development
A look at the week of September 12 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Obama revealed a new jobs plan with tax cuts targeted at small businesses. Now that Congress is back in session, cybersecurity is topping their agenda. The healthcare industry reports it is understaffed, in terms of its IT needs. Small Business Is Focus of Tax Cuts—[...]
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Agencies Gave IT Workers $14M in Bonuses in 2009
by Elizabeth Hyman on August 30, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business, Public Advocacy, workforce development
A look at the week of August 29 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, government agencies take steps to expand health IT to rural areas. States and businesses struggle over sales tax as more transactions take place in cyberspace. A new report finds that IT workers received millions of dollars in recruitment, retention and relocation incentives[...]
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Obama Administration Broadens CIO Role
by Elizabeth Hyman on August 23, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, Public Advocacy, Cloud
A look at the week of August 22 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Amazon announced a new cloud service geared toward government agencies. Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Obama, believes the HITECH Act is creating significant value in healthcare. The White House wants to expand the role[...]
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President Announces New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America
by Lamar Whitman on August 18, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business, Public Advocacy
The President announced new initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for creating jobs in rural America. These initiatives are intended to help rural small businesses access capital, expand rural job search and training services, and increase rural access to healthcare workers and technology. CompTIA has long-noted similar needs within the[...]
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Health Execs to Get IT Help
by Elizabeth Hyman on July 6, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy
A look at the week of July 4 in advocacy for the IT channel: This week the nation’s largest organization of physician executives announced that it is running a training course designed to better help hospital executives adapt to the rapid changes in healthcare IT. A new research study released this week indicates that the recent spike in cybersecurity breaches is[...]
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Geithner Says U.S. to Start Lending Small-Business Capital Soon
by Elizabeth Hyman on June 30, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business, Public Advocacy, workforce development
A look at the week of June 27 in public advocacy for the IT channel:
This week, small medical practices adopting health IT systems are reporting that the lack of a standard code and software makes communicating between systems a challenge. The Department of Homeland Security plans to release guidelines for organizations to avoid the most common types of[...]
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Bill Introduced to Allow Foreign Workers to Remain in the U.S.
by Elizabeth Hyman on June 22, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, Public Advocacy, workforce development
A look at the week of June 20 in public advocacy for the IT channel:
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced a bill allowing foreign IT students to remain in the country after graduation. The first wave of healthcare IT trained professionals will graduate this spring, helping to address a major shortage of workers in this field. The White House hopes that news of recent[...]
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CompTIA Views on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
by Elizabeth Hyman on May 11, 2011
Tags: healthcare it
Last month we wrote that the Office of National Coordinator at the Department of Health and Human Services had announced its “Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015,” which was last updated in 2008. The plan focuses on implementing key healthcare IT policies over the next five years through coordination between government agencies, the private sector, and the public.[...]
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April 18 Is Not Just When Taxes Are Due: New EMR Milestone
by Elizabeth Hyman on April 20, 2011
Tags: healthcare it
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, eligible healthcare professionals and hospitals can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments when they adopt certified electronic health records (EHR) technology and use it to achieve specified objectives. Two regulations have been released, one of which defines the[...]
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Fed Health IT Strategic Plan: What Do the Feds Need to Know
by Elizabeth Hyman on April 4, 2011
Tags: healthcare it
On March 25, the Office of National Coordinator at the Department of Health and Human Services announced the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, which was last updated in 2008. The plan is being updated in order to reflect the impact of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Affordable Care Act. The plan focuses[...]
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Small IT Businesses Need Support for Healthcare IT Efforts
by Lamar Whitman on March 11, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business
Successful small businesses that grow into medium-sized and large businesses are the key to this country’s future, President Barack Obama told an Ohio audience last week at the “Winning the Future Forum on Small Business”. “When our small businesses do well, America does well,” Obama said.
Standing at the intersection of the small business community and healthcare[...]
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2012 White House Budget Increases Cyber IT Funds
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 23, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, small business
A look at the week of February 21 in public advocacy for the IT channel
The Senate-approved version of the 1099 tax provision repeal bill clashes with a version of the repeal approved by House Ways and Means Committee regarding how the government can pay for the repeal. This week, the Senate's cyber bill was updated with language explicitly prohibiting the President[...]
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Senate Votes To Repeal 1099; House Ways and Means also Advances Repeal
by Lamar Whitman on February 18, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business
Unless the 1099 reporting requirement is repealed, beginning in 2012, any business that pays a single vendor $600 or more for goods or services during a year would be required to issue a Form 1099-MISC to that vendor, and this form also must be filed it with the IRS. We have has worked consistently with other technology associations to encourage Congress to repeal[...]
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Growth Ahead for Federal IT Services Contracts
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 16, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, small business
A look at the week of February 14 in public advocacy for the IT channel
This week, the House Ways and Means Committee will begin looking over the 1099 tax provision repeal bill passed in the Senate. Republican plans for a cybersecurity bill may contrast with efforts in the Senate. Federal IT contracts are expected to increase, despite budget cuts. House Ways and Means[...]
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Senate Moves Forward on 1099 Repeal
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 11, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, small business
A look at the week of February 7 in public advocacy for the IT channel
This week, the Senate voted to repeal the 1099 provision from the healthcare bill. After watching the Egyptian government dismantle Internet communications to stifle protestors, Senators are facing tough questions about the scope of proposed cybersecurity regulations. Dr. David Blumenthal, the[...]
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CompTIA Submits Testimony Supporting 1099 Repeal
by Lamar Whitman on February 11, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business
For the House’s Small Business Committee hearing held on February 9, we submitted testimony entitled “Buried in Paperwork: A 1099 Update”. During the hearing, committee members voiced bi-partisan support for repeal of the new 1099 requirement; the only question of discussion was how to “pay for” the repeal. But the bottom line seems to be that repeal is viewed as more[...]
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ChannelTrends: Stimulus for Entrepreneurs
by Brian Sherman on February 11, 2011
Tags: healthcare it, small business, workforce development
Is the latest $2 billion public/private commitment to small business a real opportunity for the channel? The answer may not come until this decade is complete (it's a 5-year program), but the details are worth a closer look by solution providers, vendors and business customers.
Though the word "stimulus" has taken on a somewhat negative connotation with some, IT channel[...]
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