Posts tagged with ‘hipaa’

  • HIPAA Audit Program Details Emerge

    KPMG Wins Contract; 150 On-Site Audits Anticipated The long-overdue HITECH-Act mandated HIPAA compliance audit program will begin soon, with about…

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  • The Alphabet Soup of Medical Information: EHR, EMR and PHR

    Many people have tossed around the terms EHR and EMR as being one and the same and indeed, they are…

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  • HIPAA and HITECH Information Resources

    The information below is a re-post from a previous post here on MyGearTools but has been updated. Accurate information is…

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  • Online tool to help providers comply with HIPAA security

    Article from Healthcare IT News – Feb 2, 2011 WASHINGTON – The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing…

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  • Proposed updates to HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules – What is new?

    Howard Anderson, Managing Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com A proposal to significantly update the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules is designed to…

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  • What is encryption and how does it make a file secure?

    Encryption is a security measure to ensure that a file is locked from any unwanted viewers. It basically locks a…

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  • Is having login and password access to my computer sufficient to meet HIPAA/HITECH guidelines?

    Having a login and password is just a start to becoming HIPAA/HITECH ready. But a login and password only go…

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  • HITECH Breach: Computer theft affects 39,000 individuals

    Desktop Computer Thefts Affect 39,000By: Howard AndersonManaging EditorHealthcareInfoSecurity.com Montefiore Medical Center in New York is notifying 39,000 patients about two…

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  • HIPAA Violation Leads to Prison Term

    Howard Anderson, Managing Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com A former UCLA Healthcare System surgeon has been sentenced to four months in prison after…

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  • More on HIPAA and HITECH

    TranscriptionGear.Com is hosting a group of seminars on the web sometimes called “webinars”. The purpose of these webinars is to…

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