By Kayla Matthews – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act went into effect in 1996, and it has changed dramatically in the intervening decades. Initially created to make health insurance coverage easier to maintain for employees as they moved between jobs…
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By Sheba Vine – HIPAA provides patients with fundamental rights to access, inspect and obtain a copy of their health information for as long as the information is maintained by the healthcare provider (covered entity) regardless of the date created, format of the PHI or where the PHI originated.
Patients expect not only quality health care to keep them healthy, but also trust that their most sensitive health information will be protected from threats and vulnerabilities that could lead to the compromise of one’s health information.
By Kathryn Marchesini JD & Timothy Noonan JD – Twenty-two years ago this month, the U.S. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
By Marty Callahan – When was the last time you updated yourself on the slew of regulations that impact hospital revenue cycle? If you have to think too hard, that’s probably a good sign you and your organization are at risk of running afoul of one of the many standards that silently hover above your daily operations.
By Matt Fisher – The healthcare industry got a load introduction to geofencing marketing recently. The headlines were driven by a law firm targeting individuals going to an emergency room.
By Matt Fisher – Questions often arise as to what terms need to be and should be included in a business associate agreement. The distinction between “need” and “should” is very important.
Health IT Expo Extras – At this inaugural event in New Orleans, I spoke to Lee Horner of Synzi, Adam Klass of VigiLanz, and Mike Semel of Semel Consulting.
Health IT Expo Extras – At this inaugural event in New Orleans, I spoke to Nick Vennaro from Capto Consulting and Shahzad Ahmad from NextGate….