Apple’s Health App and HealthKit and HIPAA
Will the Hippo Swallow the Apple? By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 2, 2014, Apple announced its…
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Top Four Challenges for Connected Medical Practices
Connectivity is the Buzzword By Edward Keiper, President and CEO of Velocity For physicians’ practices in the 21st century, connectivity is the buzzword. Getting doctors connected…
More Discussion on the Cloud
Proposing New Terminology and Acronyms William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author Recent discussion here about…
HIPAA and the Cloud
HIPAA Primary Concern with the Cloud By Matt Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher The “cloud” has entered into everyday conversations in many industries and our personal lives. People…
HIPAA Myths Part 2
More Testing of Your Knowledge By Matt Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher Last week I posted five common HIPAA myths, with the promise of more to follow….
HIPAA Myths
Do you know what’s true? By Matt Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher In healthcare, HIPAA has obtained a very well known status. I sometimes compare HIPAA in…
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – April
Top Guest Posts of the Month One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The…
Stolen Laptops Lead to Important HIPAA Settlements
News from HHS HHS Press Release Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to…
Risk Analysis vs. Risk Assessment
Under HIPAA There is a Difference By Matthew Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher In discussions about HIPAA and risk determinations, the phrases “risk analysis” and “risk assessment” are…