The HITECH Act established the regulations and guidelines for the establishment of EHR’s to be demonstrated through a variety of meaningful use objectives. HITECH Meaningful Use Stage 2, started in 2014, establishes stricter regulations for the privacy and security rules of HIPAA and focuses on encryption of ePHI while using advanced clinical processes. The attention… Read More »
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HIPAA software is becoming a necessary part of the medical industry as federal guidelines concerning the use, disclosure and availability of patient medical records evolves. Organizations within the medical industry will need to find HIPAA compliance software that looks to the future to ensure they are ready for both current and upcoming changes to HIPAA… Read More »
Wednesday, March 26th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST Spurred to action by HITECH, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has started to enforce HIPAA regulations through a series of random audits. In 2014 the audits are expected to extend to Business Associates. In this session, attorney Richard Wagner will cover the five crucial steps… Read More »
HIPAA Modifications Related to Federal Background Checks for Gun Sales On January 16, 2013, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to increase the amount of information to which States have access when conducting background checks on individuals buying guns. In addition to other executive actions aimed at decreasing gun violence, the Federal government was charged… Read More »
Tuesday, January 27th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST This webinar will identifying challenges in both the privacy and security offices, explaining the necessities of working together, and identify mutual goals, both within their departments and in the context of the rest of the business. It will include solutions and suggestions for working together and case studies/examples showing common mistakes as well… Read More »
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Significant liability potential as well as heightened enforcement surrounds one aspect of the healthcare industry. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health Act, a corporation may suffer extensive civil and criminal penalties if they violate or give out any person’s protected health… Read More »