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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Friday at Five – 7/30/10
Join us every Friday at Five for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week we are highlighting five…
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…
HIPAA Business Associates and now Subcontractors – A Big Heads Up!
HIPAA Business Associates and HIPAA Compliance Whew! Nothing like a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) from Health and Human Services (HHS) to send the…
Friday at Five – 7/9/10
Join us every Friday at Five for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week we pick five newsletters…
HIPAA fines realized
HIT me with your best shot A weekly post by Wm. T. Oravecz WTO-Associates LLC This week, here in my State of Connecticut, our Attorney General,…
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…
Registration reminder: CMS ICD-10 5010 Call
A reminder that registration for the upcoming CMS call on “ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment” closes at noon EST on Monday. This is a…
Is your copier a HIPAA security hole?
One of the areas we continually monitor here at HITECH Answers is HIPAA. We have added a new resource to our HIPAA page – HIPAA…