In the midst of ever-increasing HIPAA regulations and more sophisticated threats to patient information, it’s important to know how to stay safe while also being HIPAA compliant. Luckily for you, Blog HIPAA focuses on 5 great tools that help protect patient information and ease the compliance burden: Email encryption Mobile phone BYOD protection HIPAA compliant… Read More »
Wednesday, August 20th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST You have done a great job with Meaningful Use but will you pass a HIPAA audit? Bob Grant, HIPAA auditor and expert will show you how to achieve total compliance and be best prepared to handle the challenges of HIPAA, HITECH and Omnibus compliance. Many of today’s professionals are passing the HITECH Meaningful Use requirements with a false sense of security about their HIPAA compliance. Upon HHS audits they are failing to pass the broader more encompassing… Read More »
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 »
HIPAA regulations are a complex set of rules and regulations that are designed to promote a more patient oriented medical system that enhances patient care. HIPAA regulations that promote the accessibility of medical records to patients and increase the security of electronic patient health information are also included in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. Radiologists often… Read More »
A free HIPAA Security Risk Assessment tool from HHS? Finally ONC, in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the HHS Office of the General Counsel (OGC), has offered a free service for covered entity’s to address the Stage 1. Risk Assessment requirements to Meaningful Use core measure 15. Covered Entities and… Read More »
The establishment of the HIPAA Privacy Rule was a critical step in regards to the confidentiality of patients’ records and limiting unapproved access to these records. Intertwined with regulations that limit access to personal health information are provisions, which allow patients or their designated representatives to access their records. Many people assume that their healthcare… Read More »