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While the undertakings of a Medicare ACO and the terminology in the Data Use Agreement for protection of patient data may differ from those of covered entities, business associates and subcontractors and their BAAs under the HIPAA/HITECH regulations, they have many striking similarities and purposes
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CMS proposal would base eligibility for provider incentive payments for the “meaningful use” of Electronic Health Records (“EHRs”) not simply on providers’ use of EHR, but on their patients’ use.
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