By Jim Tate – Now, for the first time in 20 years, a Certification tool is down and not available for live testing by any of the ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCB).
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By Matt Fisher – Whenever an entity subject to HIPAA experiences a data breach, notification must be given to the Office for Civil Rights. Once OCR receives notification of a breach, an investigation will typically follow. That combination is a sure way for broader issues to be uncovered. That is the scenario that played out in the most recent settlement announced by OCR.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of March that we think deserve sharing again.
By Jim Tate – DOGE has certainly been burning the midnight oil as it moves forward on eliminating “waste, fraud, and abuse” in federal spending. So many contracts are being terminated that even those with eagle eyes are having trouble keeping up. But one caught my eye.
By Jim Tate – On the first day of his second term (January 20, 2025), President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
By Matt Fisher – Ambient listening technology is growing in many areas and being incorporated into a lot of different applications. What does the ambient listening do? It automatically picks up conversations and other sounds around it to be processed for one purpose or another.
By Lance Reid – Who doesn’t love a plan? Leaders love plans to set a positive course for their businesses. I love plans, too. Sales plans. Cybersecurity plans. Employee development plans. Business continuity plans. Plans help executives and team leaders get on the same page and move forward in a common, predetermined direction.
By Susan Clark – In the Venn diagram of healthcare IT organizations, HIT nonprofits, and their workgroups, you’ll see many places where two, three, or more groups intersect.
By Matt Fisher – Apparently the Office for Civil Rights does still have older resolved HIPAA concerns in its hopper to release. The latest release about a civil monetary penalty continues the ongoing enforcement focus on the right of access.