Rick Ensenbach, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, CISM, CCSFP, has one word for the HIPAA breach posted to OCR's wall of shame at the close of 2013: depressing.
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule has brought significant changes to the HIPAA landscape for covered entities (CE) and their business associates (BA).
We ask one BOH advisory board member and columnist to answer some questions about how the roles of CEs and BAs have changed over the years.
Q: I am a registered nurse who received treatment for a health problem in the ED of the hospital that employs me.
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?
The healthcare industry is taking lessons from the credit card and financial industry when it comes to preventing fraud.
