Secretary Price Meets with Opioid Addiction Specialists, Providers, and Treatment Facilities Stakeholders

20. June 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Combating the opioid crisis is one of the top priorities President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. have identified for the Department. Earlier today, Secretary Price hosted two listening sessions with stakeholders to gather recommendations for ways to address the opioid epidemic. The Secretary recently visited Michigan, West Virginia, Maine, and ...

Keeping Telemedicine HIPAA Compliant – HIT Consultant

19. June 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Keeping Telemedicine HIPAA CompliantHIT ConsultantThis makes HIPAA compliance and data security more important than ever before. As PHI and health services are put into the hands of more service providers outside traditional settings it’s imperative that healthcare organizations and their business … Powered by WPeMatico

Quick Response Checklist to Cyber Attacks for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates – The National Law Review

19. June 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Quick Response Checklist to Cyber Attacks for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business AssociatesThe National Law ReviewThe U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a Quick-Response Checklist, explaining the steps for a HIPAA-covered entity or its business associate to take in response to a cyber-related security … Powered by ...

Cholesterol-lowering jab to help prevent heart disease – BBC News

19. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
BBC News Cholesterol-lowering jab to help prevent heart diseaseBBC NewsHuman trials of a cholesterol-lowering vaccine to help prevent heart disease are under way after successful studies in mice. Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna are testing the safety of their experimental treatment in 72 volunteers. The …Cholesterol-lowering vaccine jab to stop heart attacks could ...

6 members of Trump's HIV/AIDS advisory board resign in protest – Business Insider

19. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Business Insider 6 members of Trump’s HIV/AIDS advisory board resign in protestBusiness Insider(Mic) — Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned from the board in mid-June due to President Donald Trump’s apparent lack of action regarding the HIV epidemic. In an op-ed for Newsweek , former PACHA member Scott …Trump ‘simply does not ...