By Art Gross – Our healthcare data holds a multitude of sensitive information regarding our personal lives. That information could include our full name, date of birth, home address, health history, diagnoses, and test results to name a few pieces of information.
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By Greg Waldstreicher – A decade ago, there was very little noise in the healthcare industry about Business Associate Agreements. In fact, most professionals outside of legal and compliance departments had little knowledge of these important patient data protection directives.
By Don Hardwick – Managing the disclosure of PHI from within a healthcare organization has become increasingly complex. As the volume of medical ROI continues to rise, multiple disclosure points place organizations at risk for privacy breach.
Attend the next HIPAA Chat Monday, August 20th. Hear industry experts discuss HIPAA and HITECH Act Compliance, Security, Host David Harlow invites John Lynn to take questions with him.
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist Episode NOW on Demand with host Dr. Nick van Terheyden. Dr. Nick talks to Chris Hadnagy, CEO & Co-Founder of Social-Engineering.com.
By Art Gross – Human-error; we talk about it all the time, but what exactly do we mean? Human-error occurs when an individual performs a task or does something with an unintended outcome.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) will host an educational conference dedicated to healthcare IT policy issues on Oct. 3-5 in Washington, D.C.
By Matt Fisher – On June 18, 2018, the Office for Civil Rights released a decision and memorandum from an Administrative Law Judge following a dispute over HIPAA fines imposed against The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
By Kurt Long – Mergers and acquisitions are on an upward trend in the U.S. healthcare industry. Last year alone, more than 50 hospitals merged. As healthcare organizations join forces, their goal is to create operational synergies that will better serve their patients.