News & Analysis

January 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Happy New Year! As we begin 2011, here are five HIPAA-related resolutions all HIM directors and privacy officers should consider making:

January 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

The move to an electronic record affects all areas of the hospital, and the release of information (ROI) function is no exception. In our first quarterly benchmarking survey of 2011, MRB examined the ROI practices of hospitals with hybrid or fully electronic records.

January 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Social media and networking have created a dilemma for many healthcare organizations: They carry both benefits and risks.

January 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

It appears OCR and state attorneys general will be taking a more serious approach to enforcing HIPAA and HITECH. It’s essential that covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) who haven’t begun a security compliance review do so. This is a requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule evaluation standard.

January 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

“Patient revenue trumps privacy and risk management,” according to the sponsor of a new study that gives healthcare organizations failing grades for not adequately protecting patients’ PHI.

January 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

Gerald is a 47-year-old male with a history of drug abuse and suicide attempts. He also presents to the ED at least twice per week. 

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