HIPAA Security and HITECH
Resources to understand expansion of HIPAA under HITECH Act The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed in February of 2009. A portion…
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ONC Requests Information on NwHIN
Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) Please Note: Public Comment Period Extended until Friday, June 29th The Public Health Service Act Section 3001(c)(8) requires the National…
NwHIN Moving to Public-Private Model
Transformation of NwHIN by Fall of 2012 The ONC has defined the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) as “the set of standards, services and policies…
Health Information Exchange is Real in Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Health Information Exchange in the NPRM ONC Mostashari keeps saying it and I keep quoting it. “We can’t wait 5 years to get standards based…
HIT Privacy and Security Workgroup Meeting Today
HIT Privacy and Security Tiger Team The HIT Policy Privacy and Security Tiger Team is holding a web conference meeting today at 2 pm Eastern….
ACA debate in the Supreme Court
Tune in at 2:30 pm Eastern Today for Live Debate on ACA Dr. Nick van Terheyden Voice of the Doctor LinkedIn Profile, Twitter: @drnic1 Join Me…
Healthcare Compass
Want to know what direction Health IT is headed? Tune in to The Healthcare Compass Hosted by Dan Munro, a Contributing Editor at Forbes, the…
Health Information Exchange and Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Stage 2 Meaningful Use and HIE It’s been almost two weeks since ONC’s announcement at HIMSS 2012 of proposed Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, plenty…
HITECH Act and Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Rule
HITECH Act Mandates Audits to Determine HIPAA compliance By William O’Toole O’Toole Law Group HIPAA privacy and security audits are not looming out there on…