HITECH Act

Medical records ripe for hacking

By Tom Murphy and Brandon Bailey for The Columbus Dispatch Those seemingly harmless medical forms everyone fills out before seeing a doctor can lead to identity theft if they get into the wrong hands. Names, birthdates and Social Security numbers can help hackers open fake credit lines, file false tax returns and create false medical…

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Docs Seek Health Information Management Pros for ICD-10 Prep

By Jennifer Bresnick for HealthIT Analytics The ICD-10 transition is a large, complex, and complicated task for the healthcare industry, but if one thing is clear about the drawn-out process, it’s that many providers are lagging behind where they should be to meet the October 1, 2015 deadline.  Despite a lengthy preparation period and years…

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HIPAA Audits Are Still on Hold

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee for Govinfo Security OCR Director Reveals Enforcement Plans for 2015 The unit of the Department of Health and Human Services that enforces HIPAA still has plenty of work to do before it can launch its long-promised next round of HIPAA compliance audits, as planned for this year. The HHS Office for…

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$1.44M HIPAA award upheld after Walgreen pharmacist shared patient data

By Tim Evans for INDYSTAR The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a $1.4 million verdict against Walgreen Co. and one of its pharmacists who shared confidential medical information about a client that had once dated her husband. The order is the first published appellate court decision in the nation in which a health-care…

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100 healthcare statistics to know

By Shannon Barnet for Becker’s Hospital Review The term “healthcare” encompasses a wide variety of issues ranging from insurance coverage controversies and workforce compensation trends to prescription drug administration and health information technology. Being able to master all matters of healthcare would likely take an inordinate amount of time, which is why Becker’s Hospital Review…

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Is Anyone Really ‘HIPAA Compliant’ In Healthcare?

By Dan Munro for Forbes The short answer is yes ‒ many health related organizations adhere faithfully to both the letter and spirit of the healthcare legislation known as HIPAA. The challenging answer is no ‒ many health related organizations who claim to be “HIPAA Compliant” simply aren’t. The confusing answer is that many organizations…

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