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October 11, 2013The timing was perfect. On September 23, the same day that the HIPAA Final Rule on Privacy & Security kicked in, Office of Civil Rights director Leon Rodriguez spoke at the HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News Privacy and Security … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, OCR, OCR Audits, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentTips For Medical Organizations To Prevent Or Survive A PHI Data Breach
October 10, 2013Security breaches are no fun. Your organization’s name is splashed all over the news. Your reputation takes a hit. Your patients’ trust is eroded. And the prospect of a hefty monetary settlement is something few want to think about. But … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentSix Ways For Boosting EHR Usability
October 9, 2013EHR usability is among the greatest barriers to digitizing America’s healthcare system. Electronic health records present a push toward modernization – transformation even – but to fulfill the promise, industry insiders say, the clunky technology has to be made easier … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentWhat To Expect With HIPAA Omnibus Rule Enforcement
October 8, 2013Although the long anticipated Sept. 23 enforcement date for the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has arrived, many healthcare information security experts don’t anticipate an immediate surge in crackdowns on those who are not in compliance. There is strong reason to believe … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Omnibus Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, HHS, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, OCR, OCR Audits, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
October 1, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentOCR Director Says “Increased HIPAA Enforcement To Come”
September 25, 2013When Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodgriguez took the stage on Monday, September 23rd to talk HIPAA at the HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News Privacy and Security Forum, the timing was perfect. With the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Becomes More Diffucult Today With Omnibus Rule Compliance
September 23, 2013Leon Rodriguez, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is a serious looking guy. It would be no stretch to say intimidating, even, as the tall, broad-shouldered director represents the face … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Omnibus Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Omnibus Rule Makes Cloud Computing More Attractive For Healthcare
September 19, 2013Long looked upon warily by healthcare security experts, cloud technology could soon find more favor as new rules bring clarity and assign responsibility for privacy protections. That’s one of the conclusions from a recent study conducted by Porter Research and … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud Computing, cloud services, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentCongressional Bill Would Provide Significant Boost To Telemedicine
September 17, 2013A bill introduced in Congress this week would enable healthcare providers to treat Medicare patients in other states via telemedicine without needing different licenses for each state. The “TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act”, or HR 3077, was introduced Sept. 10 in … Continue reading
Posted in Telemedicine | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a commentThe ONC And OCR Releases HIPAA Omnibus Rule Compliant Privacy Notices
September 12, 2013With the HIPAA Omnibus Rule compliance date of Monday, September 23rd, the Office of the National Coordinator and the HHS Office for Civil Rights are giving a hand to providers and payers, issuing examples of the notices of privacy practices … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, medical practice best practices, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
