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Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
HIPAA changes likely to put onus on vendors to protect data
Health IT companies that deal with patient data are more likely to be on the hook for data breaches when highly anticipated changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act are
New ONC guide explains EHR privacy, security to providers
Privacy and security take center stage in a new instructional guide unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT this week. The guide--a collaboration of ONC's Office of the Chief
HIMSS: Hospitals must be more 'proactive' about data breach prevention
Hospitals and health organizations need to be more proactive about preventing health data breaches, concluded the authors of the recently released "2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient
Health privacy issues can be resolved without obstructing care
At times, it seems like concerns about the security and privacy of healthcare data have catapulted into overdrive: For instance, it recently was predicted that healthcare spending on security would
OCR: HIPAA changes to impact EHRs
The upcoming changes to HIPAA operations and enforcement will have a significant impact on electronic health records, according to the leaders of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services'
ONC reveals new HIE privacy and security requirements
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released new requirements and guidance for health information exchanges operating in the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative
Cloud-based EHRs raise unique HIPAA challenges
Cloud-based electronic health record systems have become increasingly popular . But they raise security issues that providers need to address, according to attorney Howard Burde, speaking at the 20th
Can providers afford the changes government is implementing?
One of the biggest themes emerging out of this week's 20th National HIPAA Summit is that we're seeing real changes regarding HIPAA and health information technology. Unlike some prior HIPAA
HIEs not exempt from HIPAA principles
Health information exchanges (HIEs), a cornerstone for interoperability and data sharing in Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, are just as subject to HIPAA's privacy and security concepts as providers,
