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HIPAA Omnibus Rule — What is it All About?
With the growth of EMR and health IT overall, the long awaited HIPAA Omnibus Rule was finalized by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and presented before the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...
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Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach...
On January 17, HHS released the Final Rule entitled: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and...
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Responsibility Matters: A Message from a Data Analyst
I recently read an article that raised the question of who owns your health data. By ownership, I am referring to who has the power to either access or give someone access to your medical information....
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Box CEO: We want to manage all the content in healthcare
Cloud storage startup Box is pushing into the health care vertical, regulatory challenges and all. Box’s team has spent a year researching the space and ensuring that the product is HIPAA compliant....
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Reducing shadow IT by embracing “good enough for HIPAA” business-friendly...
I’ve said repeatedly that any cloud/SaaS vendor that wants to be taken seriously in healthcare must be willing to sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and I was happy to hear that Box.com is...
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HIPAA compliant right out of the Box API
When health IT professionals are calling out for better ways to view patient data, third party applications are the obvious answer. But without HIPAA compliance, the task is more than a daunting one —...
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Qpid.me is hacking HIPAA to encourage safer sex and help patients get medical...
Ramin Bastani’s public profile on Qpid.me Qpid.me has turned one of the healthcare industry’s liabilities — communicating by fax — into a strength for patients. Founder Ramin Bastani has figured out...
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The future of HIPAA: No privacy protection, just government funding through...
As my head reels at the implications of the IRS scandal mushrooming in Washington, the IRS's recently disclosed ability to access e-mails without warrant, the intricacy of the NSA PRISM wiretap...
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A HIPAA Omnibus final rule reference guide
Throughout the year law firms, health IT bloggers, physicians and associations representing health IT companies and hospitals have posted insights on the impact of HIPAA Omnibus rule changes that go...
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Introducing the HealthCare.gov Hunger Games
When I heard that the government spent $174 million+ on the HealthCare.gov website, I felt the same way I did when I found out there are at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe. As someone...
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Google jumps into the healthcare field with video service Helpouts
This month, Google announced Helpouts, a video service that puts you face-to-face with an expert anywhere in the world. People have already envisioned all kinds of potential uses for this new tool,...
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The pros and cons of the use of text messages between healthcare providers...
The Philippines is the Texting Capital of the World. Check out this infographic, which says that in 2009, Filipino subscribers sent an average of 600 text messages a month vs 420 for their US...
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Some health insurers refuse to cover suicide-related medical costs despite...
Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries that are...
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Regular review of health records increases patient participation in care,...
The establishment of the HIPAA Privacy Rule was a critical step in regards to the confidentiality of patients’ records and limiting unapproved access to these records. Intertwined with regulations...
View ArticleShow me the money – There’s still time for meaningful use Stage I attestation
It’s the night before the big exam and you go sleep knowing you are completely prepared. You fall asleep feeling calm and confident, certain that nothing can get in the way of your ability to prove...
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There’s a free risk assessment tool from HHS … It’s about time!
A free HIPAA Security Risk Assessment tool from HHS? Finally ONC, in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the HHS Office of the General Counsel (OGC), has offered a free...
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How to survive a HIPAA Audit (Infographic)
Infographic authored by Compliancy Group, The Compliancy Group. To view the original post, click here. The post Infographic: Surviving a HIPAA Audit appeared first on Blog HIPAA.
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HIPAA privacy and security compliance anniversary: Should You Care?
The HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule became effective just over one year ago. The compliance date was just over six months ago. Within about another six months (plus or minus), Federal regulators – at the...
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A HIPAA side effect: Dilemmas for families of adult children with serious...
Among the many questions brought up by the horrifying killings in Isla Vista, Calif., last month were what could have parents have done to prevent the tragedy, if anything? And what did they actually...
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As health data platforms emerge, are health apps headed for a HIPAA showdown?
Some of the steam has gone out of the fitness wearables space, and the market for wearables (and accompanying apps) that collect more serious health data (like blood sugar levels) seems to be gaining...
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