News & Analysis

June 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations may now be wondering how to respond in a charged-up regulatory environment.

June 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

You've got HIPAA compliance questions. We've got answers.

 

June 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Mimic Data simplifies the data backup process and significantly shortens recovery time if a server fails, a ­disaster occurs, or data is corrupted. Mimic Data currently is available wholesale from resellers and from companies that provide outsourced IT support for healthcare organizations. Locating a reseller and evaluating Mimic Data's backup and recovery services is a worthwhile endeavor.

June 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Encrypting a message converts it to a form that only the intended recipient can read. It is therefore undecipherable to all but the intended ­recipient.

June 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Organizations must take certain steps to help ensure security and resiliency.

June 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

ICD-10 will affect every system within your hospital. So said Mary Rita Hyland, RN, BS, MBA, ­assistant vice president of regulatory affairs and chief privacy ­officer for The SSI Group, Inc., in Mobile, AL, during the March 21 HCPro, Inc., audio conference, "ICD-10 Vendor Readiness: Build Your Game Plan Now." Providers have a significant task ahead of them and a small window within which to accomplish it, Hyland said. And that means taking a good hard look now.

 

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