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CDC Proposes Hepatitis C Testing. Will Health Care Legislation Follow? 23 May 2012 | 08:34 am
The federal government in general and the Obama administration in particular has been fond of health care legislation. Right after taking office, President Barack Obama signed the Stimulus Bill whi...
Did You Get New Heart Disease Info During American Heart Month? 2 Mar 2012 | 08:45 am
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. There’s an epidemic of heart failure! So February is designated as American Heart Month to increase awareness ...
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eClinicalWorks offers HITECH Warranty in License Agreement grouponehealthsource.blogspot.com 3 Sep 2009 | 09:08 am
eClinicalWorks has made a bold and unique commitment to support its customers’ ability to meet “meaningful use” standards of the HITECH Act by putting the commitment in writing. As part of the eClinic...
Ensure Healthcare Compliance Easily itsecurity.webnode.com 8 Mar 2011 | 12:03 am
The enactment of the HIPAA/HITECH Act could not have come at a more appropriate time. Everyday there are hundreds and thousands of data leaks and identity thefts reported from different parts of the w...
New OCR Proposed Rule Available hipaa4mt.com 9 Jul 2010 | 01:22 pm
The Office of Civil Rights has published the new Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) related to the changes in the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules impacted by the HITECH Act. You can read the propo...
HITECH Act – Security Testing towards HITECH Compliance secureyes.net 17 Nov 2010 | 03:48 pm
Why is HITECH accelerating security programs in the healthcare industry? It applies not only to all HIPAA regulated entities but also their business associates Breaches of any “unsecured protected h...
ONC Rules on Track for December mbsonline.com 8 Dec 2009 | 03:06 am
The Department of Health and Human Services semi-annual regulatory agenda published today, December 7, is available at http://reginfo.gov. HHS rules for implementation of the HITECH Act are scheduled ...
Omnibus Rule Updated Business Associate Agreement: HIPAA & HITECH Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes veteranspress.com 3 Jul 2013 | 04:31 am
I have updated and posted on the Premium Member section of the Veterans Press website the sample business associate agreement that I had earlier updated to comply with the HITECH Act. Now, it complies...
HIPAA Reportable Breach or Not? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes veteranspress.com 10 Jul 2013 | 03:20 am
According to Health Data Management, the Michigan Department of Community Health notified more than 49,000 individuals that a server of the Michigan Cancer Consortium holding their names, birth dates,...
WellPoint, Inc., Reports Breach to DHHS, Settles for $1.7 Million: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes veteranspress.com 16 Jul 2013 | 11:50 pm
WellPoint, Inc., an Indiana managed care organization, reported under the requirements of the HITECH Act Breach Notification Rule a breach of the electronic protected health information (“EPHI”) of 61...
How useful is Meaningful Use? curemd.wordpress.com 18 Jul 2013 | 12:53 am
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009 introduced the Health Information Technology for Economical and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act with the aim to incentivize “meaningful” implementat...
Lack of HIPAA Compliance? Not Just a $2.5 Million Fine—Business Associate Is Out of Business! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes veteranspress.com 23 Jul 2013 | 03:53 am
In the first of the new federal lawsuits for HIPAA violations authorized under the HITECH Act that have been filed against a business associate, the Minnesota Attorney General obtained a $2.5 million ...