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OCR Director Says Patients’ Interests Define HIPAA Enforcement Priorities
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 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 commentHHS Estimates 32.8 Million Hours Of Interaction Required To Comply With HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules
September 13, 2013About 3,720 years ago, the Code of Hammurabi and the founding of the Babylonian Empire were already old news, but war chariots were about to become the hottest thing in weapons technology. Put another way, that’s roughly 32.8 million hours … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI Data Security | 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 commentBest Practices For Healthcare Organizations To Be HIPAA Audit Ready
August 21, 2013Keeping risk assessment documentation and other compliance evidence in a centralized repository is a good way to prepare for any HIPAA audit or investigation, says Mark Dill, Cleveland Clinic’s security leader. While the Cleveland Clinic was not one of the … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged Business Associate, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentDeciphering HIPAA Omnibus Rule Breach Notification
June 26, 2013Despite the new instructions on breach notification in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there’s still plenty of uncertainty about what constitutes a “compromise” of data that triggers notification, says privacy attorney Adam Greene. As a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Omnibus Rule | Tagged Breach Notification, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a comment
