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Archive for December, 2009

29 Dec 2009

Summary of Changes: HIPAA & the HITECH Act

Posted by trishvoss. 1 Comment

Tags: Accounting of Disclosures , Business Associates , Compliance , Expanded Penalties , fines , HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) , HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) , Penalties , PHR Vendors and Breaches of Security , privacy laws , Restrictions on Disclosure of PHI , security laws , Unsecured Information

16 Dec 2009

How Safe is Your PHR?

Posted by crselvey. No Comments

Tags: Cap Med-icePHR , Coalition for Patient Privacy , Google Health , http://www.patientprivacyrights.org , Microsoft HealthVault , No More Clipboard , personal health record , PHR , WebMD

9 Dec 2009

Data Retention and Accounting of Disclosures

Posted by trishvoss. 3 Comments

Tags: Accounting of Disclosures , Business Associates , covered entities , Data Retention , healthcare providers , HIPAA , HIPAA Privacy Rule , hitech , Payment and Healthcare Operations (TPO) , PHI , Protected Health Information , retain data , six years , Treatment

4 Dec 2009

16 Employees Fired for HIPAA Violations

Posted by jvlawson. 1 Comment

Tags: ABC13 , Baylor College , damage to credibility , fines , Google newsreader , Harris County Hospital District , HIPAA , HIPAA violations , Houston , legislative changes , patient data , privacy complaint , proactive audits , resident shot , trauma center

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