Privacy + HIPAA

HIPAA Enforcement Rule: Does More Teeth Mean Bigger Bite?

It's no secret that the federal government is promoting adoption of healthcare IT-with fervor.
Are You Ready for HIPAA Now?

The privacy and security of patient medical records is receiving a lot of attention lately from providers, patients, and regulatory agencies.
Examples of Two Trends in Medical Banking

An hfm Web ExclusiveJohn Casillas Two important trends are emerging in medical banking. The first trend is As compliance issues escalate in the digitization of health data, banks will increasingly specialize their healthcare services. In fact, banks are proactively implementing
Security: Keeping the Flame Alive

With HIPAA's information security deadline looming, providers shouldn't lose sight of why they're putting forth so much effort.
Controlling Your High-Tech Security Shopping List

Does your budget for HIPAA security read like a shopping list filled with unnecessary cans of alphabet soup? You may be right.
HIPAA Compliance Not So Great? Maybe It's Time to Coordinate

Healthcare laws and regulations these days, particularly HIPAA and its associated technology implications, have become a maze of layers that intrude on everyday operations and require new approaches to compliance.
Seven Steps for HIPAA Compliance

Taking a proactive stance is your top job for effective information security.
ICD-10: Obligations and Opportunities

Although implementing ICD-10 is an obligation, it is also a crucial step in advancing the architecture and language unifying efforts to improve population health.
Can EHRs and HIEs Get Along with HIPAA Security Requirements ?

Hospitals appear to be in a no-win situation in trying to balance the conflicting mandates of promoting increased information sharing while ensuring the privacy of patients' personal health information.
Douglas Hastings: Identifying Legal and Strategic Challenges of Accountable Care

There are a number of legal issues that the move to accountable care raises for hospitals.
Health IT: The Road So Far

The health IT journey has been long and arduous, but the future can be a superb success—or a spectacular failure.
The Rise of the Bank Infomediary in Health Care

John CasillasPrivacy and security regulations and the rise of consumer driven health care are changing the role of banks in health care. At a GlanceBanks are evolving in four key areas that collectively comprise the rise of a "bank infomediary"
Think a Privacy Breach Couldn’t Happen at Your Facility? Think Again

What impact could breaches in patient privacy have on your future efforts to improve privacy and security?
How to Avoid a HIPAA Horror Story

HITECH increases the financial risk for hospitals that do not meet the privacy and security requirements under HIPAA.
HIPAA Compliance: Have You Completed a Risk Analysis?

Until HIPAA came along, we only considered regulatory risk relative to noncompliance with rules and regulations.
Meaningful Use May Increase Risk of Privacy Breaches

Meaningful use of EHRs presents new risks for PHI breaches— and stresses the need for a thorough risk assessment.
Securing Employee Smartphones and Tablets Against Data Breaches

A chief technology officer shares how his social services organization is securing sensitive data on employee mobile devices.
PHI Disclosures for TPO Purposes: Burdensome or Not?

New HHS rule would implement requirements of HITECH Act, create right to "access report" from EHR systems, and add additional work for compliance and information security officers.
Preventing Data Breaches via Business Associate Arrangements

Compliance officers can use these five strategies to help ensure that PHI is not breached via hospital business associates.
Course: Mastering HIPAA

The course defines and explains the proper use of protected health information, uses and disclosures, and requirements surrounding authorizations.
Ask the Expert: How HIPAA Impacts Business Associates

How does the Affordable Care Act and the HITECH Act affect business associates?
Tool: Data Security Questions to Ask Potential Business Associates

Are you about to contract with potential business associates? Ask these HIPAA-related data security questions first.
Do You Know Your Business Associates?

As the April 14 privacy standards compliance deadline approaches, covered entities should make sure their business associate contracts reflect HIPAA's requirements.
HIPAA Claims Compliance Options as Easy as 1-2-3

When choosing among options, remember that not all solutions are the same. Some solutions provide solely for compliance; others also offer lower transaction costs and the potential for improved cash flow.
When to Think Compliance and When to Think Opportunity

The mind-set of minimum compliance-spending as little as possible to do only what has to be done-is inappropriate for the HIPAA component relating to standard transactions and code sets.

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Privacy + HIPAA

HIPAA Enforcement Rule: Does More Teeth Mean Bigger Bite?

Are You Ready for HIPAA Now?

Examples of Two Trends in Medical Banking

Security: Keeping the Flame Alive

Controlling Your High-Tech Security Shopping List

HIPAA Compliance Not So Great? Maybe It's Time to Coordinate

Seven Steps for HIPAA Compliance

ICD-10: Obligations and Opportunities

Can EHRs and HIEs Get Along with HIPAA Security Requirements ?

Douglas Hastings: Identifying Legal and Strategic Challenges of Accountable Care

Health IT: The Road So Far

The Rise of the Bank Infomediary in Health Care

Think a Privacy Breach Couldn’t Happen at Your Facility? Think Again

How to Avoid a HIPAA Horror Story

HIPAA Compliance: Have You Completed a Risk Analysis?

Meaningful Use May Increase Risk of Privacy Breaches

Securing Employee Smartphones and Tablets Against Data Breaches

PHI Disclosures for TPO Purposes: Burdensome or Not?

Preventing Data Breaches via Business Associate Arrangements

Course: Mastering HIPAA

Ask the Expert: How HIPAA Impacts Business Associates

Tool: Data Security Questions to Ask Potential Business Associates

Do You Know Your Business Associates?

HIPAA Claims Compliance Options as Easy as 1-2-3

When to Think Compliance and When to Think Opportunity

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