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Importance of HIE in Disaster Management
November 5, 2012 10:29 AM by Sharlene George
(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Julie A. Dooling, RHIT, a director of HIM Solutions for the American Health Information Management Association.) We live in a world where data and information are collected in many systems throughout our Read More...
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Preventing Data Breaches: Are Healthcare Organizations Doing Enough?
April 25, 2012 12:00 PM by Lisa Brzezicki
In an April 20 press release, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced that it discovered a breach of patient information, which resulted when a document sent to an individual outside of UAMS for analysis of billing charges was Read More...
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What's the Top Barrier to IT Implementation?
February 24, 2012 7:52 AM by Lisa Brzezicki
For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation. So what's the problem? According to the 23rd Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey Read More...
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Rite Aid to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Case
July 28, 2010 6:47 AM by Lisa Algeo
Rite Aid Corp. and its 40 affiliated entities have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. In a coordinated action, the company also signed a Read More...
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Remember Your Manners
June 30, 2010 9:33 AM by Lisa Algeo
(Editor's note: The following blog is written by Skyler Perkins, a full-time AuD student at ATSU - Arizona School of Health Sciences.) I usually experience healthcare from the provider's point of view, but I recently had the opportunity to experience Read More...
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Privacy and Security Violations Go Unnoticed
April 5, 2010 1:22 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
With all the recent talk about privacy and security changes in the HITECH Act , you'd think: 1) People would finally learn it's spelled "HIPAA," not "HIPPA"; and 2) Facilities would stop being so careless. Not the case. Misguided " HIPPA " use still abounds Read More...
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HITECH: Put Responsibilities on Paper
March 17, 2010 8:49 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
While interviewing for my articles on HITECH requirements for medical transcription service providers and independent contractors (ICs), I couldn't help thinking, "I am so glad I just write about this stuff." I never would want to handle the stress of Read More...
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Transparency in Privacy
March 12, 2010 11:35 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Last month, I reported that the Office for Civil Rights had posted a list of covered entities with privacy breaches affecting more than 500 patients. The list is part of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) new obligations under HITECH. Read More...
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OCR Posts List of Breaches
February 23, 2010 1:02 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
In another HITECH milestone, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has posted a list of covered entities (CEs) that reported breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. The list, available to the public via OCR's Web site, fulfills an obligation outlined Read More...
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HHS Names New Leaders, Still No CMS Head
February 19, 2010 10:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
What a week it's been for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Aside from celebrating the first anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), officials introduced several new comrades to the public. On Feb. 17, Joy Pritts Read More...
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Patient Records Missing in Ontario
December 28, 2009 9:11 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Patients who received an H1N1 or seasonal flu shot at a Durham, Ontario, clinic are facing unexpected side effects from their visit. But it doesn't have anything to do with the vaccine. More than 80,000 patients are at risk for medical identity theft Read More...
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Breach Notification: Technically Speaking
November 18, 2009 9:50 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
While researching for my encryption article, " Are You Secured? " I was struck by what I would consider a loophole in the breach notification rules. According to the new regulations, when a security breach or theft occurs, the covered entity or business Read More...
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FTC Probes CVS
November 6, 2009 9:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Your friendly neighborhood drug store--OK, more like the corporate colossus that runs it--is under investigation again. CVS Caremark Corp. announced yesterday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the company's business practices, according Read More...
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HHS Releases Breach Notification Final Rule
August 20, 2009 9:41 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a final rule on breach notification requirements for covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs). Published in the Federal Register , the rule dictates proper procedure for responding Read More...
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HIPAA be damned?
July 14, 2009 8:05 AM by Lynn Jusinski
[Editor's note: This is a guest blog by ADVANCE for Nurses editor Lyn A.E. McCafferty, who contributes to the "ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses " blog featured on the ADVANCE for Nurses Web site.] If you think the fictional Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe are bad Read More...
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