Q: The hospital where I work entered into a business associate agreement (BAA) that requires the business associate (BA) to notify us of a potential breach no more than 60 days after it is discovered.
Managing compliance can be a daunting task and any tool that simplifies the process is a welcome addition to the market. Ostendio's offering, MyVirtualComplianceManager™ or MyVCM™ is a cloud-based compliance management platform that is easy to use and designed for small- to medium-sized covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA). MyVCM supports assessment of risk, creation and management of policies and procedures, and compliance monitoring.
Implementing a patient portal is at the top of the list for many organizations working toward attestation for Stage 2 Meaningful Use of EHRs under CMS' EHR Incentive Programs.
My column in the April MRB addressed unexpected disruptions for HIM managers and the importance of backup plans?quite timely because the ICD-10 implementation delay was announced just before the newsletter was published.
