News & Analysis

September 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Business associates (BA) may not be the target of upcoming HIPAA compliance audits, but failure to ­comply with the regulations could be very costly, says Tom Dumez, CHP.

September 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Mobile devices, from tablets to smartphones, are nearly as common as stethoscopes in healthcare settings; they are a part of the healthcare workplace.

August 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

A long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) required by HITECH for accounting of disclosures includes some anticipated changes and some surprises.

August 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Just three weeks before a devastating tornado roared through Joplin, MO, St. John's Regional Medical Center transitioned to an electronic health record (EHR) system that it credits with aiding its disaster recovery.

August 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

HITECH was the trigger for a global HIPAA policy review at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ) in Great Neck, NY. This was no easy task; North Shore-LIJ includes a medical school, a research institute, 15 hospitals, more than 200 ambulatory care centers, over 5,600 beds, and a total workforce of more than 42,000 employees.

August 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Q Is it permissible to allow hospital employees who have been granted access to PHI through the workforce clearance procedure to access their own PHI through the electronic medical record (EMR) without first signing a release or authorization?

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