The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, announced today the adoption of new program criteria, which was revised…
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How would Your Practice Protect Kim’s Information? By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions Recently, several employees of Cedars Sinai Medical Center were fired for improperly accessing…
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Webinars Offer Guidance to Small Healthcare Providers on Implementing HIPAA Omnibus The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a non-profit organization established in 1991…
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The next twelve months present serious EHR scheduling challenges to medical practices. You need to manage and consider the critical…
By Mike Semel Understand What Constitutes HIPAA Compliant E-mail Every day I get questions about HIPAA compliant e-mail, and many days I see or hear…
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Omnibus rules significantly affect Business Associate (BA) relationships and will require an adjustment to your Business Associates Agreement…
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
HIPAA Omnibus Expands Patient Access to Health Data, Strengthens Patient Privacy and Security As the effective date for the sweeping changes to the Health Insurance Portability…