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Tips to choose a HIPAA-HITECH Compliant Solution
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) places a large regulatory burden on organizations that deal with patient health-related information. The HIPAA Act was passed in the interest of securing sensitive patient health care information and availing … Continue reading
Spreading the Wings- IT Security Compliance
Today’s globalized business environment is technology driven and information about the company and its dealings are made accessible to a number of recipients across the globe. This paves way for security concerns of the related data of the company, and … Continue reading
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How Prepared Are You for the Upcoming HIPAA Audit?
With the long overdue HIPAA privacy and security compliance audit program scheduled to begin later this year or early next year, it’s time for every healthcare entity to do a reality check and find out if their privacy and security … Continue reading
Being FISMA and GLBA Compliant
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was meant to regulate and control the use of electronic technologies in order to safeguard information and guarantee information security. FISMA compliance by all enterprises refers to them abiding as per the rules … Continue reading
Steer Clear of HIPAA Crackdown
When the department of ‘Health and Human Services’ office for civil rights imposes the first ever civil penalties for violation of the HIPAA privacy rule, it is no wonder then that even legal experts are warning medical practitioners of heeding … Continue reading
Saying No to Health Breaches
A recent federal list announced that there have been serious health information breaches that affected nearly 8.3 million people since September 2009. With 3 government agencies looking into Heath Net breaches including the case of 9 missing server drives from … Continue reading
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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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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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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
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