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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
New Challenges for HIPAA Business Associates Under ARRA and HITECH
Have you noticed that negotiating that business associate agreement has gotten a lot more difficult? Many companies that serve health care providers and health plans, generally known as business associates,…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Hey, CMS, not so fast!
The American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, and numerous other stakeholders are raising concerns that the timelines for adoption of EHR features that must be met in order to meet…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
OCR’s HITECH Act Rulemaking and Implementation Update
On March 15, 2010, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services published an update on their rulemaking and enforcement efforts under the HITECH Act. It…
InsureReinsure
Business Associate Regulations Effective; Enforcement Uncertain
New requirements making the HIPAA privacy and security rules applicable to business associates of healthcare entities became effective on February 17, 2010. However, the new requirements, under the the Health…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
HITECH Compliance Date is Here, but Without Associated Regulatory Guidance
By Marcy Wilder
Health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses and their business associates face deadline for implementation of significant new compliance obligations. February 17, 2010 marks the compliance date for significant new obligations…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Incentive Payments for Hospital-Based Physicians under HITECH
The devil is in the definition, as least when it comes to getting financial incentive payments for the adoption of electronic health records (EHR). The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
HITECH Workshop for Camden-area Hospitals
Friday, November 20, 2009 Virtua Center for Learning Classroom A 1200 Howard Blvd. Mt. Laurel, NJ Covered entities will be required to make notifications of certain HITECH security breaches to…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Securing Protected Health Information (PHI)
[Installment 4 - Governance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders]. This is the fourth in a series of blog posts that relate to the governance concerns surrounding…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
“Meaningful Use” Comments Due June 26th
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use,” as presented to the HIT Policy Committee on June…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Governance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders
[Installment 1] The pressure on healthcare providers to convert to electronic medical records (EMR) as part of the overall HIT movement has increased dramatically in recent months. Promulgations from HHS and…