Use these cost-effective ways to ensure compliance

May 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

Jaspinder Grewal is a self-described "techie" who knows that developing cost-effective techniques to ensure HIPAA compliance is important for healthcare organizations.

Grewal, who is project lead for application services at Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, shared his ideas during the 18th National HIPAA Summit, held February 2–5 in Washington, DC.

Clipboard permissible but not best sign-in option

May 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

Account numbers reported to the state are considered patient-identifiable information. Therefore, you must include them in an accounting of disclosures in response to patient requests.

De-identification standard moves to forefront at OCR

May 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

Many healthcare organizations have pondered these questions. Now OCR has turned its attention to this topic, and healthcare organizations need to prepare for compliance.

Pre-test security application compatibility, effectiveness before purchase; HIPAA compliance at stake

May 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

As with laptop and desktop computers, smartphones are also the target of malware that can damage devices and lead to the theft of PHI.

HCPro survey: Breach notification requirements are top HITECH challenge; BA contracts also a concern

May 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

Security breach notification requirements, according to Briefings on HIPAA's HIPAA and HITECH February survey of healthcare providers. Most of the nearly 600 respondents were HIPAA compliance officers and HIM directors.

Breach notification was the top challenge for 39% of respondents, followed by amending and creating business associate (BA) contracts at 18%. The response took Chris Simons, RHIA, by surprise. Simons serves as director of utilization management and HIM and privacy officer at Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook, ME.