News & Analysis

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

What better time to gauge HIPAA compliance than now with the January publishing of HHS' major HIPAA omnibus final rule.

April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Add another piece of evidence to the pile that shows data breaches in healthcare organizations are common and human error is often to blame.

March 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Unless you've been completely out of touch, by now you know that HHS has finally released the final rule that HIPAA privacy and security officers have been waiting for.

March 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

One of the biggest changes in the Omnibus final rule is in the way healthcare organizations will determine whether they need to notify affected individuals of a security breach.

March 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

HIPAA has hit home for business associates (BA) and their subcontractors.

March 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Q. Can paper patient records be kept in a public storage unit? The storage company we are considering has a digital entry at its main gate, and we would have a keyed lock on the storage unit door.

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