Tag: HIPAA
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Will your HIPAA Risk Analysis Pass a Meaningful Use Audit?
EMRapproved CIO Wendy Whitmore interviews HIPAA Security Specialist Mike Semel of Semel Consulting on a very important topic for healthcare professionals reg… Providers participating in the CMS EHR Incentive Programs are honored at a recognition ceremony in Delaware, and participants discuss the benefits and import…
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HIPAA: Healthcare Transformation To Electronic Communications
This white paper provides a brief overview of HIPAA regulations and how healthcare organizations are using technology to assist with compliance. It discusses network faxing, explores some of the advantages of implementing a network fax solutions to support HIPAA compliance initiatives, and introduces Open Text Fax Server, RightFax Edition as a flexible tool for improving…
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HHS to provide more HIPAA guidance to covered entities
On the heels of concerns that many healthcare providers misunderstand HIPAA, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services plans to offer guidance and technical assistance to covered entities and business associates with concerns about the recently updated omnibus rule. read more
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OCR: Healthcare organizations unaware of privacy regulations
Recent HIPAA audits of provider and payer organizations conducted by contractor KPMG on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services determined that many in the industry don’t know which privacy regulations apply to them. read more
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HHS seeks to amend HIPAA to strengthen background checks
Though a Senate bill to expand background checks on firearms sales was defeated last week, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is examining how HIPAA regulations may keep states from reporting dangerous mental patients to a database used in background checks. read more
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Securing Social Media For Healthcare
Social media sites—such as Facebook and Twitter—can be a tempting outlet for healthcare employees to discuss patient information that should be private. Breaches of information security and patient privacy may or not be intentional, and they can be committed by an employee, a contractor, a temporary employee, or an external party. However, the repercussions to…
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HIPAA business associate compliance by EHR vendors not optional
Many EHR vendors, as well as related software vendors, won't accept the fact that they meet the definition of “business associate” under the new HIPAA omnibus rule, according to nurse attorney Randi Kopf in Rockville, Md., who specializes in health IT law on behalf of providers, mainly physicians. read more
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“EMR and HIPAA” becomes “EHR and Omnibus”
We at EMR and HIPAA have been hearing a lot from our readers that there’s been some confusion with the EMR and HIPAA brand. Many readers are really confused by what we provide here on EMR and HIPAA and what to expect when they visit the website. For those who don’t know the history, I…
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HIPAA overhaul goes live today; HHS likely to ramp up enforcement
While the HIPAA omnibus rule officially goes into effect today, what exactly does that mean for providers and newly responsible business associates? After all neither are actually required to meet compliance with the rule until Sept. 23–six months from now. read more
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HIPAA Omnibus – What Should You Know?
I had the great opportunity to sit down with HIPAA expert, Rita Bowen from HealthPort , at HIMSS 2013 and learn more about the changes that came from the recently released HIPAA Omnibus rule. The timing for this video is great, because today is the day the HIPAA Omnibus rule goes into effect. In the…