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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 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 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 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 commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases January 2013 Newsletter
January 31, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its January 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: January 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 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, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Privacy And Security Final Rule: Perspectives From A Healthcare Lawyer
January 28, 2013The omnibus HIPAA Privacy and Security final rule HHS released on Jan. 17 answered some questions, provided necessary guidance in certain areas — but some of the thorniest issues, data breach notification among those, are still cryptic enough that lawyers … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Privacy And Security Final Rule Establishes A New Era For PHI Security
January 25, 2013The enhanced set of protections finalized in the omnibus HIPAA privacy and security rule released Jan.17 now becomes the new baseline for anyone who handles health information. It doesn’t change meaningful use requirements, but combined, the two may drive more … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentHHS Releases Final Rule – Updated HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules
January 17, 2013HHS has released the long-awaited final rule updating the privacy and security rules under (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Referred to as the “omnibus” privacy and security rule because of its broad reach, it updates earlier HIPAA … Continue reading
Posted in HHS Final Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HHS Final Rule, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Pilot Focuses On Patients’ Privacy Concerns
January 16, 2013In considering whether to participate in a health information exchange, patients want to know whether their clinical information will be shared with their insurance company and whether their more sensitive information, in addition to routine patient information, will be included. … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Privacy | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, ONC, Patient Experience, Patient Privacy, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentHHS Launches mHealth Privacy And Security Education Campaign
December 28, 2012The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a mobile health privacy and security education campaign, aimed at giving a framework for providers just starting to use mobile devices. Called “Know the RISKS,” the campaign features recommendations and materials, … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, mHealth, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
