It appears OCR and state attorneys general will be taking a more serious approach to enforcing HIPAA and HITECH. It’s essential that covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) who haven’t begun a security compliance review do so. This is a requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule evaluation standard.
“Patient revenue trumps privacy and risk management,” according to the sponsor of a new study that gives healthcare organizations failing grades for not adequately protecting patients’ PHI.
In an effort to enhance outcomes and standardize practice in pediatric patients, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center created three sets of clinical protocols for three of the hospital’s high-volume DRGs.
