From the original article: Modernhealthcare.com Advocate Health Care has agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle multiple data protection violations over the past three years, marking the largest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement HHS has ever received. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights said the massive settlement was due to the extent and duration of ...
Tom is visiting a dermatologist for the first time. The doctor asks Tom, “What medications are you taking?” This is not a simple question, and he has trouble recalling all the information: medication names, doses, how often he takes, and on and on and on. Oh, the most important question: “Who is the prescribing physician ...
Do it Online! Wouldn’t you just want to go to your doctors appointment and have all your complete and accurate health history with you in an electronic format? That your doctor can review ahead of time and be prepared in advance? Your accurate and up-to-date digital health history is the most important part of the ...
Patients are able to request and book appointments, get confidential appointment reminders, and have access to change and modify upcoming appointments. Now you can create an account for free and bring world class HIPAA compliancy to your practice.
The simple answer is “yes”. The first thing is to determine what experience you want visitors to have when they visit your website. If your website is just an online “brochure” then no, you don’t need to be HIPAA worried! But, if you want your visitors to send emails, request appointments, fill out forms, upload ...