For covered entities (CEs) who have tight privacy and security measures in place, the breach notification requirements under HITECH (amending HIPAA) might not seem especially onerous. But what about breaches
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Let the Breach Notifications Begin! . . . (in 30 days, or so)
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today in a News Release that it has issued new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans, and other entities…
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HITECH Help Is On the Way! August 19, 2009
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Do you need help understanding what to do in light of HITECH’s privacy and security changes to HIPAA? Are you concerned about HITECH’s increased penalties for HIPAA violations? Are you struggling to understand…
Relationship of “Meaningful Use” of EHR, and the Department of Veterans Affairs
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[Installment 5 – Governance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders]
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that relate to the governance concerns…
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Will Too Much “Meaning” = Not Enough Use?
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When I first reviewed the Matrix and other documents released by the HIT Policy Committee’s “Meaningful Use” Workgroup, my initial reaction was “When did defining ‘Meaningful Use’ of …
“Meaningful Use” Comments Due June 26th
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use,” as presented to the HIT Policy Committee on June…
Putting ARRA Money in the HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Mouth
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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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HHS Issues Guidance on Security Breach Notification
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On April 17, 2009, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance specifying the technologies and methodologies that render PHI unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, as…
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FTC Issues Proposed Rules for Security Breach Notification under HITECH
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted its proposed rule today implementing new breach notification requirements for health records, which were required to be promulgated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and…
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HITECH Act Signed Into Law – High Hopes Follow
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Today, President Obama signed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (known as the "HITECH Act") into law. The final version of HITECH Act is posted on…
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