Blue Cross Exec Tests HIPAA By Describing $12M PatientLexology (registration)A June 1 article, “Blue Cross Exec Tests HIPAA By Describing $12M Patient,” in Law360 provides an analysis of a recent incident in which a Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield executive made a public comment about a patient who has accrued $12 million in … Powered ...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the winners of the Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge. Winners of this challenge created Model Privacy Notice (MPN) generators that produce a customizable MPN for health information technology (IT) developers, making it easier for consumers to see ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the federal government’s leading source for information about HIV, to HIV.gov. The announcement coincides with the 36th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s first report of the initial cases of what would become known as AIDS. The ...
UKCloud Health Offers HIPAA Compliant Cloud HostingRealWire (press release)London – 6th June 2017 – UKCloud Health, the specialist healthcare division of UKCloud, the easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to leave assured cloud services company, has today announced that its cloud hosting services are compliant with HIPAA (the … Powered by WPeMatico
Nashville Post (subscription) The Rules: Inside HIPAA’s cybersecurity rules and standardsNashville Post (subscription)Within the HIPAA compliance world, one of the most buzzed-about topics is cybersecurity, says Dan Dodson, president of Franklin-based Fortified Health Security. The HIPAA Security Rule is a set of regulations designed to protect the privacy, integrity … Powered by WPeMatico
HealthITSecurity.com Improving Patient Privacy, Workflow with HIPAA Compliant FormsHealthITSecurity.comIndiana Health Group (IHG) recently implemented HIPAA compliant forms through Formstack, which lets patients manage forms across multiple touchpoints. It is a cloud-based data capture tool, and is a much more efficient way to collect and store … Powered by WPeMatico
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., issued the following statement about President Trump’s announcement on the Paris Agreement: “The Paris agreement is a bad deal for the American people. I applaud President Trump’s leadership and the actions he is taking. “At the Department of Health and Human Services, it is our mission to ...
Technical.ly Delaware SecureNetMD is hosting a free HIPAA compliance seminar …Technical.ly DelawareThe goal of the seminar is for healthcare providers to assess their level of HIPAA compliance, while networking with others in the industry. The free event is … and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Colorado Springs Gazette 5 common HIPAA & HITECH violations (& how to avoid them)Colorado Springs GazetteAt first glance, advice to avoid HIPAA and HITECH violations seems obvious: Don’t gossip about patients. Don’t make patient medical records visible to others. Don’t access ePHI on your home computer (without the proper set-up). If avoiding violations … Powered ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today announced the availability of over $70 million over multiple years to help communities and healthcare providers prevent opioid overdose deaths and provide treatment for opioid use disorder, of which $28 million will be dedicated for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). “Putting an end to the opioid crisis ravaging ...
