HIPAA Breaches Continue to Mount
HHS Reports 21M Affected by Health Data Breaches Since 2009 Another week, another data breach reported. Beth Israel Deaconess, Hartford Hospital and Stanford Hospital have…
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Top-of-Mind Pitfalls to Avoid When Launching HIEs
What Problem is the HIE Seeking to Solve? The number of health information exchanges (HIEs) increased from 234 in 2010 to 255 in 2011, or…
Are HIE Business Models Sustainable
What Do HIEs and Cracked Windshields Have in Common? Mahmood Sher-Jan, CHPC, ID Experts If you are a patient, like most, you are probably assuming…
HIE Implementation Creates Patient Privacy Issues
Top 3 Issues Facing Patient Privacy Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts You have greater privacy rights regarding the size of a shirt you…
Rapid Adoption of EHRs Create Patient Privacy Issues
Top 3 Issues Facing Patient Privacy Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts You have greater privacy rights regarding the size of a shirt you…
Protocol for HIPAA Audits Released
OCR Establishes Requirements for HIPAA Performance Audits The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and oversees health…
NeHC Offers Program on Guidelines for Electronic Transactions
Healthcare Administrative Transactions Simplified: The Role of Federally Mandated Operating Rules The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable…
Health IT Digest – Posts on HIPAA Security, e-Prescribing, Meaningful Use Standards
This week’s posts on HIPAA Omnibus, eRx Implementation, Standards in Stage 2 New Toolsets Support e-Prescribing (eRx) Implementation The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)…
Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to be Released End of Summer
HIPAA Omnibus Applies to Business Associates and Sub Contractors On March 24, 2012 the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule…