HIPAA Breaches Continue to Mount
HHS Reports 21M Affected by Health Data Breaches Since 2009 Another week, another data breach reported. Beth Israel Deaconess, Hartford Hospital and Stanford Hospital have…
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ONC Launches Slew of Health IT Initiatives in Q2
ONC Initiatives for Q2 2012 The ONC maintained a furious pace of federal Health IT initiatives announced or launched in the second quarter of 2012….
Health IT Digest – Posts on HIPAA Security, e-Prescribing, Meaningful Use Standards
This week’s posts on HIPAA Omnibus, eRx Implementation, Standards in Stage 2 New Toolsets Support e-Prescribing (eRx) Implementation The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)…
Healthcare Data Breaches on the Rise
String of Healthcare Data Breaches a Wake Up Call David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile Health Information Equals Hacker’s Gold Mine What makes…
Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to be Released End of Summer
HIPAA Omnibus Applies to Business Associates and Sub Contractors On March 24, 2012 the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule…
HIPAA Security and HITECH
Resources to understand expansion of HIPAA under HITECH Act The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed in February of 2009. A portion…
Health IT Digest Featured Posts on New ONC Health IT Website and ONC HIPAA Guide
This week’s posts on ONC Health IT Dashboard, HIPAA Security Guidance and more… CMS EHR Incentive Program Report It has been one year since the…
ONC Writes Guide on HIPAA Privacy & Security
Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security of Health Information ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has released a new guide for providers and…
Health IT Digest Featured Posts on Meaningful Use Comments and Attestation
This week’s posts on Meaningful Use, HIPAA Security and PHI, HIE and more… Top 3 buzz words in Health IT Includes HIE HIE “the verb”…