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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This post, written by my colleague Elizabeth Hampton, originally appeared on Garden State Gavel, a new blog focusing on
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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.,
Continue Reading New NJ Standard More Stringent than HIPAA
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
Continue Reading Putting ARRA Money in the HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Mouth
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
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
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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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
Continue Reading Horizon BC/BS Grants a Limited EHR Subsidy to New Jersey Health Care Providers
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
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
Continue Reading HIPAA NPI May 23rd Deadline May Spike Denial of Claims