HHS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security call for aggressive risk mitigation steps and issue guidance.

An August 2012 law streamlines the process for credentialing telemedicine providers in New York. The law authorizes hospitals receiving telemedicine services to rely on the credentialing and privileging decisions of the hospital providing the services. The law also lets the receiving hospital rely on the hospital providing services to carry out mandated peer review and quality assurance activities.

The General Accounting Office report cites the LeadingAge NY study on electronic health record adoption and health information exchange among its members in support of its findings.

Long-term/post-acute care providers with electronic health records that meet certain requirements are eligible for incentive payments of up to $10,000 to connect and contribute data to the State Health Information Network of New York.

This report on adoption of electronic health records and participation in health information exchange among LeadingAge New York's long-term/post-acute care members and the members of its affiliate, the Adult Day Health Care Council, assesses their digital readiness for cross-continuum collaborations and valued based payments.

The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is leading the charge to expedite the development, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies that can improve the aging experience. CAST has become an international coalition of more than 400 technology companies, aging services organizations, research universities, and government representatives.

The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) will host a webinar on Feb. 2^nd from 10 to 11 a.m., and Feb. 7^th from 1 to 2 p.m., describing the expanded availability of incentive payments.

Proposed regulations to strengthen cybersecurity safeguards would apply to banks, insurers, and other entities regulated by DFS.