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April 4, 2013A consortium of privacy supporting organizations and individuals, the Texas-based Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, Microsoft Corp. and consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers have developed what they’re calling a “trust framework” for health information technology systems.The 13-page framework consists of about 75 criteria based … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentONC Announces New HIE Toolkit For Rural Providers
March 13, 2013The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the release of a new rural health information exchange (HIE) toolkit. ONC’s National Rural Health Resource Center has made available a set of “practical” HIE resources that … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentHIMSS13 Update – OCR Director Discusses HIPAA/HITECH Compliance
March 8, 2013It’s about the patients, it’s about safeguarding privacy, and it’s about trying to avoid making the same mistakes twice, said Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodriguez to hundreds of HIMSS13 attendees Monday morning at “A Dialogue On HIPAA/HITECH Compliance: … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentThe TMA Calling For a Federal HIT Safety Czar
March 5, 2013The Texas Medical Association is calling for appointment of a federal health information technology safety czar, while the American Medical Association wants to see more health IT safety research focused on systems in ambulatory care.The requests from the largest state … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, ONC, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentCHIME Urges ONC To Focus More On Patient Safety
March 4, 2013The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is urging the federal government to ensure that patients are matched correctly to their health information. CHIME said it agreed with ONC that, “the accurate and efficient matching of patients to their … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, ONC, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentHIMSS13 Headline – Healthcare Is The Most Widely Breached Industry In the US
March 4, 2013Attendees at HIMSS13 — in one way or another entrusted with the protection of their patients’ personal health information — may not be pleased to learn that they work in the most widely breached industry in the United States. “The … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
February 28, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 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 Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentCIO’s Say Security Personnel Shortage Is Increasing Threat of PHI Data Breaches
February 25, 2013The sixth Global Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by (ISC)² shows that a shortage of information security professionals is having an adverse impact on healthcare and other industries, even as vulnerabilities such as mobile devices and social media are on … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentThe ONC Releases National Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan
February 13, 2013Acknowledging that new health information technologies can create patient-safety risks, HHS’ health IT office invited healthcare providers, vendors and the public to comment on its recently issued national Health Information Technology Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan.“Just as health IT … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Privacy | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentPerspectives On The Patient ID Debate
February 4, 2013Imagine an identification number containing every iota of your health data – documenting every disease and ailment you’ve been treated for, every doctor you’ve seen – a number unique only to you. With such holistic data, the implications for improving … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Privacy | Tagged Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Patient Experience, Patient Privacy, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, UPI's | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
