February 29, 2012
By:Lois A. Bowers, MA
In protecting your patients' data, you have two choices: foster accountability or restrict access. Read the path one expert recommends and get started down that road.
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April 21, 2011
By:Ron Rajecki
Are you or any of your patients among the 5 million people who, according to a new white paper from accounting firm Kaufman, Rossin & Co., have been affected in the 166 incidents of data breaches since September 2009?
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April 21, 2011
By:Ron Rajecki
Where does your group stand in transitioning to the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Version 5010 electronic standards? If you?re like the majority of respondents to a recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) survey, it?s facing significant challenges in this effort.
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November 27, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Companies that work with healthcare organizations and handle private patient information are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach-related obligations included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.
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September 18, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
If patient information is stolen, practices must notify the affected patients and, in some cases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and local media, according to new regulations that go into effect on September 23.
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August 27, 2009
By:Allison Tsai
EHR adoption has decreased in hospitals in states where privacy laws restrict the ability to disclose patient information, according to a study published in the journal Management Science.
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August 7, 2009
By:Steven I. Kern, JD
Since personal health records could be the wave of the future, it is important to understand their risks and benefits.
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August 7, 2009
By: Gail Garfinkel Weiss
E-mail and voicemail are excellent and convenient means of dealing with prescription renewals, appointment reminders, and other standard administrative tasks.
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