News & Analysis

May 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

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May 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

ClevX™, an intellectual property (IP) development and licensing company in Kirkland, WA, manufactures a secure USB flash drive called LokIt Secure Flash Drive®. It significantly limits risks related to loss or theft.

May 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Test your knowledge of HIPAA: Is it permissible to leave voice messages on ­patients' home or work phones reminding them of appointments? Is it okay to use stickers on the outside of a patient's chart to remind us of his or her payer source?  I need to take copies of documents home to finish up my clinical notes. Is this a violation of HIPAA?

May 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

HHS' OCR in February began using the new fine structure mandated by HITECH and handed one of the country's most prestigious hospitals, Massachusetts ­General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, a $1 million penalty for a breach violation.

April 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Organizations need to determine whether they have fully implemented the Security Rule. The HIPAA Security Rule has been around for a while, but many organizations have not implemented all of its ­requirements.

April 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

It's akin to waiting for the proverbial "other shoe" to drop.

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