The use of mobile technology affords health care practitioners the ability to communicate with patients and access health information from records. Similar to others who use mobile technology regularly for a wide variety of purposes, health care providers utilize mobile devices to exchange ePHI when away from work. However, management for covered entities that employ… Read More »
Compliancy Group and Optometric Medical Solutions are offering a free HIPAA EYE CARE Education Series The Compliancy Group and Optometric Medical Solutions have partnered to bring a greater understanding and awareness of HIPAA regulations that affect the optometric community through a series of free webinars designed to assist Optometrists in becoming HIPAA compliant as regulations evolve… Read More »
It’s the end of the day and you slit open one of the last letters in your pile. A jolt of panic, you look away, hoping you didn’t read that right and you are just tired. Looking back at the letter held in your shaking hand you realize you read it right the first time.… 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 »
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When CMS first announced the availability of incentive funds for eligible providers who adopted an Electronic Health Record and were not only willing to comply with all HIPAA rules and regulations as defined by HITECH and the final Omnibus rule but also with the Meaningful Use Criteria, many providers considered not applying for money. This… 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 »