Briefings on HIPAA

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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.