Major breaches of patient information in 2009 break down into three types: snoopers, hackers, and those involving large quantities of data. Let's examine the top breach of each type and find out what facilities can do to prevent similar problems.
Under HITECH—approved as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—business associates (BA) must now comply with the HIPAA security rule, the use and disclosure provisions of the HIPAA privacy rule, and new HITECH privacy and security provisions.
In June 2009, HCPro launched a benchmarking survey of recovery audit contractor (RAC) preparation efforts across the country, and the case management department is well represented.
