HIPAA proposed modifications released
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
Read MoreToday, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
Read MoreThe following is a guest post provided by Jim Tate, Founder of EMR Advocate and a contributing expert for HITECH Answers. In a time when hospitals and…
One of the areas we continually monitor here at HITECH Answers is HIPAA. We have added a new resource to our HIPAA page – HIPAA…
The following guest post is provided by Bob Chaput, President of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, disaster recovery and data protection services firm. HITECH…
HR 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 was signed into law in April. It extends unemployment benefits, delays Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians, and…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on December 30, 2009, outlining both the objectives and measures…
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) on December 30, 2009. The rules propose the initial set of standards,…
The official rules covering meaningful use were published in the Federal Registry on January 13. The two rules cover meaningful use of EHR as mandated…
The following guest post is provided by Alex Zaltsman, CEO of Experior Data Security and Encryption Analysis of Privacy & Security in Meaningful Use rule…