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Is your sensitive medical data secured with your web application?
Big organizations often need web applications to handle and manage their medical information but with strict HIPAA compliance Rules, the healthcare providers need to ensure that they are entrusting their sensitive PHI data to vendors and partners who are as vigilant as they themselves are in protecting PHI. As such when choosing your web designer … 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
Knowing about Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
HIPAA data encryption standards require health care providers, health insurance companies and business associates who transmit, store or access protected health information in electronic form to utilize a standardized level of data encryption. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) approved cryptographic algorithm used to protect electronic data and is quite … 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
Importance of complying with the norms of the HITECH Act
HITECH Act was signed in 2009 but it took effect in 2010. HITECH intends to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of technology as it pertains to health information. HITECH strengthens civil and criminal enforcement of the existing HIPAA rules and regulations and for those not dealing with the electronic transmission of health information properly, … Continue reading
HIPAA Security Certification and Training
Certification training for information professionals applies directly to the storage and use of Protected Health Information (PHI) and the electronic version (EPHI). This is defined as any information which can directly identify an individual and any care received. This includes physical or mental care or state of health in the past, present, or future, as … Continue reading
What are the Network security requirements under HIPAA?
With the advancement of technology and increasing exchange of patient information between health organizations, insurance providers and referral agencies exposes patient information to a series of users and facilities. So, health-related organizations must meet certain technology requirements in terms of how their computer networks operate in order to comply with HIPAA. These network requirements provide … Continue reading
CMS to hold teleconferences on ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 implementation
Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had issued a reminder to health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and vendors about the approaching compliance dates for a new generation of diagnosis and procedure codes and updated standards for electronic health care transactions. It also stated that all entities covered under the Health … Continue reading
Common mistakes which should be avoided by employers
One of the most common mistakes that employers make is failing to update the notice of privacy practices and/or send the three-year reminder. As per HIPAA, the notice must be amended when a material revision is made to its privacy practices and this updated notice must be sent to participants within 60 days. Health and … Continue reading
Millions of Americans losing health insurance due to cost issues
More than 59 million Americans had no health insurance for at least part of 2010, an increase of 4 million from the previous year, as per the reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported Tuesday. A far greater number of Americans are forgoing needed medical care because of costs. “Both adults and kids … Continue reading