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Forsythe To Offer Catbird’s Vsecurity® Software To Its Customers
Catbird is the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks. The company has now entered into a partnership agreement with Forsythe, a leading IT infrastructure consultant and integrator, according to which Forsythe will offer Catbird’s vSecurity® software to bring PCI, HIPAA and SOX compliance to its customers who are moving to … Continue reading
HIMSS webinar on importance of HIPAA compliance to an IT manager
A Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) webinar based on the importance of HIPAA compliance for an IT manager is to be held on October 20, 2011, which will be sponsored by Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company. The webinar which has been entitled, “What does HIPAA Compliance mean to an IT Manager?” will … Continue reading
The scope of HIPAA Security Rules
HIPAA security rules deal with health information that is maintained or transmitted electronically. This rule emphasizes on the security framework for those entities that deal with medically sensitive information. As such, they apply to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with … Continue reading
Shared Health awarded the HIPAA Security and Privacy Covered Entity accreditations from URAC
URAC is a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. It has awarded the HIPAA Security and Privacy Covered Entity accreditations to Shared Health, one of the leaders in HealthCare Industry. URAC’s HIPAA Security Accreditation program provides an emphasis on the fundamentals of ongoing risk managemen. It … Continue reading
MGMA survey reveals that practices still not prepared for HIPAA 5010
The Medical Group Management Association has released its survey which reveals that most of the physicians are still unprepared for a shift to the new electronic claims submission standards known as HIPAA 5010, although the adoption deadline is just six months away. Only 9.2 per cent of the physicians were performing test procedures to the … Continue reading
RAC agrees to pay $1 million to settle violations of HIPAA
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires health plans, health care clearinghouses and most health care providers (covered entities), including most pharmacies, to safeguard the privacy of patient information, and maintain adequate levels of privacy and security when disposing off various information. When media circulated various videotaped incidents in a variety of cities across United States in … Continue reading
What auditors should keep in mind while Security Rule Audits?
HIPAA security audits require the auditor to pay attention to the prevailing general conditions or stipulations that may impact the audit plan, as well as how existing controls and methods address each of the 42 security standards. In terms of IT, auditors need to review the organization’s use of appropriate controls to ensure the protection … Continue reading
HHS getting stricter at business process failures causing HIPAA violations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made two announcements last month: 1. It had imposed a civil monetary penalty of $4.3 million on health insurer Cignet Health for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s privacy provisions. 2. The Massachusetts General Hospital had agreed to pay HHS a total of $1 million to … Continue reading
Knowing about Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act
The regulation implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA) was published on November 21, 2008, and became effective on January 19, 2009. PSQIA establishes a voluntary reporting system to enhance the data available to assess and resolve patient safety and health care quality issues. To encourage the reporting and analysis of … Continue reading
SecureGRC SB™ from eGestalt to help small businesses with HIPAA & HITECH compliance
eGestalt is a provider of information technology governance, risk management and compliance (IT-GRC) solutions for small to mid-size organizations. eGestalt, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices in US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East., has announced the U.S. availability of SecureGRC SB™, a patent-pending Cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (Saas) application that helps to meet HIPAA … Continue reading