HIPAA final rule goes back to the drawing board
August 24, 2009, HHS issued the Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule. The rule requires certain health care facilities to notify…
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EmpowHER’s 1000 Women Campaign
Every once in a while, we take a post-break from the HITECH Act, meaningful use, HIPAA and other HIT related issues to focus attention on topics near…
Final Rules Published
The CMS and ONC final rules were released last week and published in the federal register yesterday, July 28th. The CMS final rule defines meaningful use and the…
HIPAA Resources to Help Stay Informed
A key role at HITECH Answers is to monitor breaking news and information on the subject matters we cover. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…
Recovery Room 7/22/10
While all are attention has been on the final rule release, the world has continued to go on. Here are a few things that you…
Friday at Five – 7/16/10
Join us every Friday at Five for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week, all things being MU…
Final Rules are a big deal
HIT me with your best shot A weekly post by Wm. T. Oravecz WTO-Associates LLC We have arrived. Or, as VP Joe Biden might say,…
The wait is over, Meaningful Use final rules released
Final Rules and Meaningful Use Announced HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius brought out the top brass yesterday to announce the long awaited final rules for the…
The Waiting Room – week of 7/11/10
It has been some time since we have done a Waiting Room post, but it seems appropriate in the likelihood of the final rules this…