News & Analysis

January 29, 2018
Briefings on HIPAA

As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and frequent, the old monitor logs or reliance on security information and event management tools just don’t cut it anymore; neither do old signature-based antimalware tools. Today, there are very sophisticated tools on the market that do a much better job of protecting the data and IT assets of covered entities and business associates.

January 29, 2018
News & Insights

Our hospital is located in a rural location where it is difficult to find specialty physicians to provide services to its hospital outpatients. We are trying to determine which of our facilities that furnish services on or near the hospital campus would be excluded from provider-based requirements. 

January 29, 2018
Briefings on HIPAA

This month's HIPAA Q&A answers readers' questions about cell phone use, disclosing PHI, and sharing information between providers.

January 28, 2018
Briefings on HIPAA

Take a look back at Briefings on HIPAA articles and topics you may have missed in 2017.

January 26, 2018

Electronic health records may not be able to accurately determine case mix, according to a study published January 18 in the American Journal of Managed Care.

January 26, 2018
Case Management Monthly

Mr. Coin, a chronically ill patient, is being discharged to home. Although the discharge is complex, the transition to home is uneventful—until the case manager, Robin, receives a call from Mr. Coin's son, who tells Robin that her patient has been sent home with his heparin lock still in place.

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