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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Putting ARRA Money in the HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Mouth
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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Secure Those Social Security Numbers!
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…
Moving Info through NHIN is “In” for 2009
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…
Legislation Introduced to Establish a NJ Fund for Health 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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Horizon BC/BS Grants a Limited EHR Subsidy to New Jersey Health Care Providers
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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And The EHR Demo Project Winners Are…..
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…
HIPAA NPI May 23rd Deadline May Spike Denial of Claims
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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NJ Governor Corzine Appoints Oscislawski to HIT Commission
On May 13th, the Office of the Governor announced several direct appointments to the New Jersey Health Information Technology (NJ-HIT) Commission, and I am extremely pleased to pass along that I have been appointed to…
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New Enforcement Data Added to HHS’ Web Site on HIPAA Privacy Compliance and Enforcement
Last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) added a new data section on its Compliance and Enforcement Web Site. The new section can be viewed at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/enforcement/data.html. The public can now…