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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
URAC awards HIPAA Security & Privacy Covered Entity accreditations to Share Health
Shared Health, Inc has been awarded the HIPAA Security and Privacy Covered Entity accreditations from URAC which is a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. Shared Health demonstrated the highest standards in health information technology (HIT), including implementation of a comprehensive security compliance plan, rigorous management … Continue reading
Hyland acquires CSC Group to expand its hold in healthcare sector
Hyland has acquired Computer Systems Company (CSC) Group for an undisclosed sum. CSC deals in areas like clinical healthcare systems with ultrasound imaging and reporting, and revenue cycle management solutions. After the deal, Hyland customers will be better able to convert their paper-based documents into digital assets that can be made accessible to organizations’ clinical, … Continue reading
Knowing about how Privacy Rule applies to the Business Associates
By law, the Privacy Rule applies only to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and certain health care providers. In today’s health care system, however, most health care providers and health plans do not carry out all of their health care activities and functions by themselves; they require assistance from a variety of contractors and other … Continue reading
Pathology reports containing PHI found dumped in the recycling trash
Records from four Massachusetts area hospitals, (Carney Hospital, Holyoke Medical Center, Milford Regional Medical Center and Milton Hospital), were found amongst the piles of domestic trash, compromising sensitive PHI of thousands of patients. These records included pathology reports from 2007 to early 2010, which had the names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, insurance policy numbers … Continue reading
Do the absentee ballot forms for Lancaster residents violate HIPAA?
The issue of HIPAA Privacy Rules being violated was raised when in Lancaster County, PA, absentee ballot forms were to be filled by the Lancaster residents. People protested that the county’s absentee ballot forms violated HIPAA privacy rules as the forms required them to fill in details of the exact nature of the medical condition … Continue reading
Why hospitals hesitate to follow Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs?
Clinical documentation improvement programs enable high-quality treatment to patients and eventually lead to the betterment of the hospital but there is a general myth that they hinder the proper functioning of the clinical audit which is considered essential for the proper functioning of medical institutions. It is because of this myth that many hospitals do … Continue reading
Is HIPAA Online Training the right option for you?
HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, offers security and privacy for safeguarding medical data of patients and with the Internet readily accessible from all households, more and more people are looking up for HIPAA Training online. Various websites dealing with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act offer easy HIPAA … Continue reading
How important it is to verify the HIPAA training of your medical answering service?
When you choose a medical answering service for your patients, you not only have to look for a professional and capable voice which can attend to your patient’s specific medical issues with care and professionalism, but also for a person who has gone through HIPAA training procedure. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act require … Continue reading
Allied Telesis-Hosted PACS Solutions partnership to offer a unique cloud-based PACS service
Allied Telesis Inc., a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of converged multi-play networks, has entered into an alliance with Hosted PACS Solutions, an application service provider to managed cloud-based Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) services to enable the seamless and secure transfer and storage of … Continue reading