HIPAA Omnibus Rule creates obligations that BAs must not ignore

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Although the one-year anniversary that will mark the release of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has come and gone, many business associates (BA) are either confused about their obligations under HIPAA or may not realize they even have any obligations.

OCR ends 2013 with a bang and a familiar story

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

 

For OCR, 2013 ended with a bang, not a whimper.

 

OIG says audit controls can help detect EHR fraud

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

 

Hospitals can make better use of their electronic health record (EHR) system’s audit functions not only to guard patient privacy but also to help prevent healthcare fraud, according to a new HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report.

 

Patient portals raise privacy and security issues

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

As healthcare organizations launch their own patient portals, there are many privacy and security issues to address.

Security Q&A: Medical records and log retention

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Q: Some organizations consider any medical record number to be PHI. Others believe the medical record number is not a personal identifier—unless the security number is the medical record number—because anyone who would intercept that number would have no way of identifying the patient based on the number alone.

Privacy & Security Primer

February 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

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