Monthly Archives: March 2010
Webinar on HIPAA compliance under HITECH by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and meaningful use of technology across the healthcare industry. The institute is set to hold a health information webinar entitled “Case Study: The Challenges of Protecting ePHI to comply with HIPAA under HITECH” … Continue reading
Texas Health Insurance works along side HIPAA to protect workers’ health insurance plans
The congress established the laws of Texas health insurance in 1996, also known as the portability and the Health Insurance Accountability Act, in order to protect workers and their families to health insurance and establish standards for insurance providers and employers. Under Title I of this law, the providers of health insurance in Texas and … Continue reading
Blue Cross, Minnesota, sued for disclosing PHI of a woman
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, published a customer’s personal medical information accidentally in a handbook prepared for 95,000 members of a popular health care plan. The woman who chose not to disclose her name filed a suit in Hennepin County District Court accusing Blue Cross of violating the Minnesota Health Records Act and … Continue reading
Is taking a photograph of a patient by family a violation of HIPAA?
When Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL, was in news for charging several employees for taking cell phone pictures of the victim of a Feb. 3 shark attack, the question arose in everyone’s mind whether taking a photograph, not by an employee, but by a family or a friend of the victim is a … Continue reading
HIPAA ensures benefits from health insurance to individuals with pre-existing conditions
Getting a health coverage is a big issue for plenty of individuals who are unable to purchase private health insurance because they have a known health condition or problem that is very expensive to treat. Insurance companies have the right to refuse to cover such individuals since they are considered as liabilities and may cost … Continue reading
IQMax ties up with Transolutions to deliver its mobile dictation platform
IQMax, a healthcare technology provider, has partnered with Transolutions to deliver IQMax’s mobile dictation platform to 150 physicians at a leading acute care facility in the Midwest. Transolutions is a healthcare information company providing medical transcription services and technology document driven solutions to acute care facilities, clinics and surgery centers. Physicians are using iPAQ mobile … Continue reading
RPost launches an email encryption service upgrade for better HIPAA compliance
RPost, the leader in value added outbound messaging, has set the global standard with its flagship Registered Email® delivery proof, eSignOff® electronic contracting, and secure encrypted email services. The company has now announced an email encryption service upgrade that addresses key findings from a poll of 400 small, mid-sized, and large companies in the insurance, … Continue reading
ZixCorp’s Email Encryption Service to safeguard Christina’s PHI
Zix Corporation is the leader in email encryption services and Christiana Care Health System is one of the country’s largest health care providers, serving more than 600,000 patients yearly. Now, this leading Delaware-based regional health system with two hospitals and numerous satellite facilities has signed a three year contract with Zix according to which ZixCorp’s … Continue reading
How should chiropractors comply with new HIPAA regulations for Business Associates?
As the new HIPAA regulations for Business Associates came into effect this February 17, 2010, most chiropractors which qualify as covered entities subject to these new rules will have to have a new Business Associate agreement in place to be compliant with the recently changed provisions under the privacy and security rules that impact named … Continue reading
Survey reveals that healthcare organizations are keen to comply with Federal Privacy laws
FairWarning recently commissioned an independent firm to execute a national survey of healthcare providers. The survey included 200 unique hospitals from across the US, the majority of which were compliance, privacy or risk personnel, followed by IT management and executive management. The survey was designed to elicit answers regarding opinion and insights on new healthcare … Continue reading