Matthew Fisher

Health IT Security and Compliance August 21, 2024

More Delayed Access

By Matthew Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights continues to dig into reports about delayed access to records by covered entities. The initial flurry of resolutions from many years ago now has not necessarily resulted in a significant change of behavior, which is frankly a bit surprising.

Health IT Security and Compliance August 13, 2024

Much Ado About Non-Competes

By Matt Fisher – The state of non-compete provisions across the country remains in a bit of flux. The FTC promulgated a new rule in April 2024 that, if allowed to go into effect, will ban non-compete provisions. Almost as soon as the final rule was announced, challenges to the rule were filed in court.

Health IT Security and Compliance July 23, 2024

Next Piece in Tracking Technology Puzzle

By Matt Fisher – The pieces to the puzzle that is the use of tracking technology in healthcare continue to accumulate. The most recent piece was a summary judgment decision from the Northern District of Texas stemming from a lawsuit filed by the American Hospital Association along with a couple of hospitals.

HealthcareNOW Radio July 14, 2024

Celebrating Our Radio Shows with Over 100 Episodes

Healthcare NOW Radio is constantly evolving and new radio shows and podcasts join our family quite often. Some stay for a brief time while others are in it for the long haul. This week we look at the radio shows that have been with us from early on and continue to take the journey along with us.

Health IT Security and Compliance July 9, 2024

Enforcing Respect for Patients

By Matt Fisher – One of the newest and hottest entrants on the healthcare privacy front is the Federal Trade Commission. Being aware of the whole regulatory enforcement landscape is just as important as paying attention to compliance in the first place.