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Charges for Copies of Medical Records May Violate HIPAA, Despite Compliance with State Law

By Elizabeth G. Litten on February 24, 2017

A patient requests a copy of her medical record, and the hospital charges the per-page amount permitted under state law. Does this violate HIPAA? It may.

In the spring of…
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Posted in EHR and PHR, New Jersey, Privacy & Security

Welcome to “Fraud Fridays”

By Elizabeth G. Litten on February 6, 2015
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Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo

This post, written by my colleague Elizabeth Hampton, originally appeared on Garden State Gavel, a new blog focusing on…
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Posted in Health IT, New Jersey, Privacy & Security, Security Breach Notification, Sensitive Health Information

New NJ Standard More Stringent than HIPAA

By Elizabeth G. Litten on January 13, 2015

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill (S.562) into law on January 9, 2015 that will impose a standard more stringent than HIPAA on health insurance carriers authorized (i.e.,…
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Posted in New Jersey

Putting ARRA Money in the HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Mouth

By Fox Rothschild LLP on May 18, 2009

In accordance with the 90-day deadline established for an operating plan to be submitted to Congress on expenditures related to the $2 Billion Dollars appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…

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Posted in HIPAA Enforcement, HITECH Act, New Jersey, Privacy & Security

Secure Those Social Security Numbers!

By Fox Rothschild LLP on February 4, 2009

On December 15, 2008, the Division of Consumer Affairs ("DCA") published its Notice of Pre-Proposed Rule for "Identity Theft, Written Security Programs and Violations."  Comments to the Pre-Proposed…

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Moving Info through NHIN is “In” for 2009

By Fox Rothschild LLP on December 19, 2008

The National Health Information Network (NHIN) may get information moving as early as the first quarter of 2009.  In its December 16th Press Release, the Social Security Administration (SSA) indicates that it…

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Posted in New Jersey, RHIO & HIE

Legislation Introduced to Establish a NJ Fund for Health IT

By Fox Rothschild LLP on October 16, 2008

Assemblyman Herb Conaway introduced legislation (A 3368) today that would establish an electronic Health Information Technology ("e-HIT") Fund to be used to implement the objectives of the Statewide health …

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Horizon BC/BS Grants a Limited EHR Subsidy to New Jersey Health Care Providers

By Fox Rothschild LLP on July 9, 2008

Health Data Management reported yesterday that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will commit up to $500,000 to help select hospitals in its New Jersey network adopt electronic

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Posted in Health IT, New Jersey

And The EHR Demo Project Winners Are…..

By Fox Rothschild LLP on June 11, 2008

In a June 10 HHS News Release, Secretary Mike Leavitt named the 12 communities that will participate in a 5-year national Medicare demonstration project that provides incentive payments to physicians for…

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Posted in EHR and PHR, New Jersey

HIPAA NPI May 23rd Deadline May Spike Denial of Claims

By Fox Rothschild LLP on May 23, 2008

May 23 is the compliance date for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) to be used exclusively for electronic health care claims under HIPAA.  Providers who do not use their assigned NPI…

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