HIPAA

Q Is it permissible to allow hospital employees who have been granted access to PHI through the workforce clearance procedure to access their own PHI through the electronic medical record (EMR) without first signing a release or authorization?

HITECH was the trigger for a global HIPAA policy review at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ) in Great Neck, NY. This was no easy task; North Shore-LIJ includes a medical school, a research institute, 15 hospitals, more than 200 ambulatory care centers, over 5,600 beds, and a total workforce of more than 42,000 employees.

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When Raj Chaudhary, MS, PE, CGEIT, goes into hospitals, there are five HIPAA privacy and security compliance gaps he typically finds.

If patients had concerns about the ability of healthcare organizations to protect their ePHI, two government reports released in May did nothing to alleviate their fears.

HITECH has changed the rules when it comes to an individual's right to access and amend his or her PHI.

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

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