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April 26, 2013 11:20 AM by Kelly Wolfgang
Editor's note: This article was posted with permission from its author, Christine Gondos, Igloo Software. She can be reached at cgondos@igloosoftware.com . The fastpaced healthcare industry is continuously evolving -- whether it be newly released studies, Read More...
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Is Gun Violence a Public Health Issue?
January 18, 2013 10:58 AM by Kelly Wolfgang
As reported on Newswise, the following is a statement by Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, president of The New York Academy of Medicine, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious medical academies, on the seriousness of gun violence as a major public health Read More...
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TV and Radio Campaign Educates Seniors About Medicare Fraud
March 16, 2011 10:46 AM by Frank Irving
PSAs recruit volunteers for community presentations and counseling. On March 15, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through its Administration on Aging (AoA), announced a nationwide TV and radio campaign aimed at educating seniors Read More...
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HHS Issues $4.3 Million HIPAA Penalty
February 23, 2011 9:51 AM by Frank Irving
First civil monetary penalty for Privacy Rule violations imposed on Cignet Health. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Feb. 22 that it has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding Read More...
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Part 2: OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
August 12, 2010 9:29 AM by Frank Irving
Restrictions and requirements for use of protected health information. Guest commentary from Daniel F. Gottlieb, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jerry Tichner, Jeanna Palmer Gunville, Sarah S. Nelson, Edward G. Zacharias and Stephen W. Bernstein, Read More...
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OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
August 11, 2010 7:21 AM by Frank Irving
New standards imposed on business associates and their partners. Guest commentary from Daniel F. Gottlieb, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jerry Tichner, Jeanna Palmer Gunville, Sarah S. Nelson, Edward G. Zacharias and Stephen W. Bernstein, Read More...
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Rite Aid Settles with HHS for $1 Million in HIPAA Privacy Case
July 29, 2010 8:17 AM by Frank Irving
Investigation finds that drugstore chain improperly disposed of prescriptions and pill bottles. Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Read More...
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Potential New Guidance from OCR on De-Identification
June 2, 2010 6:43 AM by Frank Irving
Recent conference raises more questions than answers. Guest commentary from Jennifer S. Geetter, a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP Since its passage, compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Read More...
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Reducing Health Care Fraud through Analytic Insight
June 1, 2010 10:14 AM by Frank Irving
Smarter systems can help weed out fraud and put the focus on providing preventative care. Guest commentary from Brad Allen, lead architect for IBM Entity Analytics Personnel at a hospital in Miami called an Illinois woman repeatedly, demanding she pay Read More...
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