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← Older posts Newer posts →Healthcare Groups Increase Privacy & Security Budgets But Still Fall Short
December 18, 2012The majority of healthcare organizations across the U.S. have increased their privacy and security budgets according to a new HIMSS survey released Wednesday. Officials say, however, many of the groups’ allocated budgets still fall short. Findings of the 2012 Security … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Information Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, medical practice best practices, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentAHIMA Convention Makes PHI Data Security A Top Priority
October 4, 2012Why 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
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, 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, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2012 Newsletter
September 28, 2012Environmental 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
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEHR Data Sharing Test Complies with Patient Privacy Laws
September 24, 2012The 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
Posted in EHR Data Sharing | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, ONC, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC To Launch Privacy And Security Training Video Game
September 11, 2012The 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
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged 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, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentWorld Renowned Cancer Center Reports Third PHI Data Breach in 2012
August 20, 2012The 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
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIPAA Violations, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases July 2012 Newsletter
July 31, 2012Environmental 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
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged ACO, Broadband, CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, FCC, FDA, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commentONC Publishes Guide To Privacy and Security Of Health Information
July 25, 2012ONC’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
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses IT And Delivery System Reform
July 23, 2012The following Q&A took place on Thursday, July 19th between Richard Pizzi, Editorial Director at MedTech Media, and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, at the Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco. During their time together, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentOCR Wramps Up HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits
July 5, 2012Federal 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
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIPAA Violations, medical practice best practices, OCR, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
