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US House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule

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Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading

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AHIMA Convention Makes PHI Data Security A Top Priority

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Why should hospitals centralize their policies and procedures for disclosing protected health information? At the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) convention Wednesday, Don E. Hardwick, client relations and compliance, MRO Corp., a document and disclosure management company in King … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases September 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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EHR Data Sharing Test Complies with Patient Privacy Laws

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The Department Veterans Affairs  and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have demonstrated how to securely share sensitive health information via electronic health records  (EHRs). The test also showed how substance abuse and other sensitive data can be … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases August 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its August 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: August 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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ONC To Launch Privacy And Security Training Video Game

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Health Resources and Services Administration at HHS have produced a video game for training healthcare professionals and staff about their privacy and security responsibilities. The game will be … Continue reading

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World Renowned Cancer Center Reports Third PHI Data Breach in 2012

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The MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas has sent letters to about 2,200 patients whose unencrypted medical records may have been compromised on a lost thumb drive. It’s the third possible data breach this year for the … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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ONC Publishes Guide To Privacy and Security Of Health Information

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ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has published a “Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,” which aims to help physicians, nurses and IT staff better understand how the safety of patient data is essential to meaningful … Continue reading

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OCR Wramps Up HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits

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Federal enforcers are preparing to audit healthcare organizations for how well they establish and follow privacy and security practices and data breach notification standards. The Office of Civil Rights published the procedures to be assessed when examiners conduct performance audits … Continue reading

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