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HHS Provides Guidance on Protecting PHI April 21, 2009 8:24 AM by Jay Vance: When you see a document with a title such as Guidance Specifying the Technologies and Methodologies That Render Protected Health Information Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable to Unauthorized Individuals for Purposes of the Breach Notification Requirements Read More...
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HITECH Makes Business Associates Liable Under HIPAA March 2, 2009 11:14 AM by Jay Vance: Medical transcription providers should be educating themselves on how the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill, is changing Read More...
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Bits & Pieces February 17, 2009 3:10 PM by Jay Vance: Here are a few items of information from the past week I thought you might be interested in. 1. Transcription Service Provider Runs Afoul of the VA From a Department of Veterans Affairs press release : During a routine internal inspection, the Department Read More...
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A Major Step Forward for PHRs November 19, 2008 11:27 AM by Jay Vance: On November 12, acting CMS administrator Kerry Weems and HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt announced a pilot program which will enable Medicare members in Arizona and Utah to use their choice of four commercial personal health record (PHR) providers to access Read More...
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