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CMS checklist for HIPAA security audits
The CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has posted a PDF checklist of several items relating to HIPAA Security On-site Investigation that health care providers might want to take a look a… more →
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New GINA Genetic Information Based Employment Discrimination & Confidentiality Mandates Require Updated Employment Poster, Policies & Procedures Now
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Curran Tomko Tarski LLP wrote 3 weeks ago: Employers, unions, employment agencies, employment training agencies and their agents face significa … more →
HHS EXPANDS HIPAA PENALTIES UNDER THE HITECH ACT
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johngarner wrote 1 month ago: On October 30 the Department of Health and Human Services published an interim final rule to conform … more →
AGENCIES ISSUE INTERIM RULES UNDER GINA
johngarner wrote 2 months ago: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue … more →
HHS Guidance to Protect Digital and Analog PHI
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Laura Hale wrote 2 months ago: By Laura L. Hale The referenced guidance is contained in the Breach Notification for Unsecured Prote … more →
Employer & Other Health Plans Face Sept 23 Deadline To Comply With New Health Information Data Breach Rules
Curran Tomko Tarski LLP wrote 4 months ago: Participate in September 9, 2009 “HITECH Act Health Data Security & Breach Update” Employer spo … more →
Texas Housebill 2015 (Reporting of Claims Information)
benefitblog wrote 6 months ago: A Texas Housebill has been signed into law that will impact employers who sponsor group healthcare p … more →
Economic Stimulus Package Includes Health-Related Provisions
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johngarner wrote 10 months ago: On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly re … more →
HIPAA Isn't Brain Surgery
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hipaadiva wrote 1 year ago: The other day I noticed that one of my (very competent) colleagues out on the WWW advised that you h … more →
Why Outsourcing is Healthcare's Newest Compliance Tool
Grant Peterson wrote 1 year ago: I recently had the chance to meet with a healthcare organization to discuss the issues facing midsiz … more →
Long-Term Care: Quality Training on Your Budget!
Grant Peterson wrote 1 year ago: I recently read an interesting long-term care report on the topic of Driving for Quality in Long-Ter … more →
CMS checklist for HIPAA security audits
simplicato wrote 1 year ago: The CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has posted a PDF checklist of several items rel … more →
Hospitals get ready for HIPAA security compliance [part 3]
simplicato wrote 1 year ago: Ellen Messmer of Network World reports that lately hospitals have had more to worry about than just … more →
Google to store electronic patient medical records?
simplicato wrote 1 year ago: I noticed today on Med Tech Sentinel that Google is about to begin experimentation with electronic p … more →
Health Information Privacy and Security Week 2008
simplicato wrote 1 year ago: According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) website, the event often … more →
Hospitals get ready for HIPAA security compliance [part 2]
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simplicato wrote 1 year ago: According to report on patient privacy (RPP), the industry’s most practical source of news on … more →
Stolen data signals concern over HIPAA security & HIPAA privacy?
simplicato wrote 1 year ago: I noticed on the HIPAA Blog that Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, New Jersey’s largest heal … more →
