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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Healthcare regulatory compliance in 2011
With new regulations in HIPAA affecting close to more than half of most health care providers’ processes and systems, the fact that these regulations have set deadlines and guidelines has not made compliance any easier for these health care providers. … Continue reading
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Tagged governance risk management, HIPAA, HIPAA compliance, it compliance
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Top Tips to Avoid Healthcare Compliance Risks in 2011
In 2010, the Obama Administration specially focused on regulatory measures in the healthcare sector, and 2011 is perhaps slated to be the breakthrough year for healthcare compliance. So the healthcare industry should prepare itself to face numerous challenges lurking in … Continue reading
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Tagged Compliance management software, HIPAA compliance
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Getting the Best Deal with Healthcare Compliance Solutions
The consequences of violation of healthcare compliance regulations may have infused terror in those responsible for management of healthcare services. Yet, instances of willful negligence are still persistent. The violation penalties have also evoked skepticism as the workers are often … Continue reading
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Tagged Compliance management software, HIPAA, HIPAA compliance, it compliance
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Time to Make Data Breaches a Thing of the Past
The media is abuzz with news of data breaches especially with websites like the Health and Human Services (HHS) tracking them. As per the Office of Civil Rights, there were close to 9,109 data breaches by Sept 2010, averaging 25 … Continue reading
To be or not to be’ HIPAA compliant! The choice is yours
HIPAA, the short form for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, introduced by the US Congress in 1996, was to set a standard to safeguard the privacy of patient information and regulating the way healthcare providers use that information. HIPAA … Continue reading
HIPAA compliance now made easy through automated highly cost-effective solutions
The very mention of the word ‘HIPAA’ leaves people apprehensive of the ingenious ways of the criminal-minded and their debilitating impact on the medical practice. The law was to merely protect the rights of patients with regards to their personal … Continue reading
Drawing-Out A Strikingly Compliant Role
While Cignet is recovering from the shock of $4.3 million fine slapped on it for HIPAA violation, barely two days later, the General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. or better known as the Mass General gets hit … Continue reading
Achieving Effective Healthcare Compliance
Did you know that there are close to 1.2 billion outpatient and physician office visits per year in the US? According to CDMatters, most of these patient records and documentation are quite inferior and generally contain substandard clinical documentation. Healthcare … Continue reading
Medical Identity Theft and the Need for Healthcare Compliance
Identity theft that started mushrooming with the advent of bank credit cards and the internet paved the way for another crime much more dangerous and serious than the regular financial identity thefts. With the regular identity theft, people normally lose … Continue reading
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Tagged healthcare compliance, healthcare solution, HIPAA compliance
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Best Solutions to Support HIPAA and HITECH Regulations
The healthcare fraternity is faced with an increasing need for securing patient health care information with the adoption of information technology. They find themselves inadequately equipped in its security policies and practices to assure the authorities that the information is … Continue reading
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Tagged healthcare compliance, HIPAA compliance, HIPAA/ HITECH
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