News & Analysis

HIPAA Q&A: Return-to-work notes, emergency contacts, and record snooping

March 1, 2014
HIM Briefings

Q: I am a registered nurse who received treatment for a health problem in the ED of the hospital that employs me.

Privacy and Security Primer

March 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Tips from this month's issue.

HIPAA Q&A: Providing PHI to an ambulance company; emails from personal accounts

March 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

If an ambulance that is not affiliated with our organization transports a patient to our facility, can we give them PHI to use for their billing? Do we need the patient's written authorization?

A lesson in testing security before investing

March 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

There will always be a host of slick-looking products on the market promising to deliver improved technical security.

Patient involvement in healthcare fraud detection

March 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

The healthcare industry is taking lessons from the credit card and financial industry when it comes to preventing fraud.

Looking back at key HIPAA changes under 2009 law

March 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

The HITECH Act, which included changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, was signed into law by President Obama in February 2009-a full five years ago.

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