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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'
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
Rodriguez: HIPAA enforcement to increase
The proliferation of security breaches of patients' confidential health information is causing the government to increase and intensify its enforcement of the Health Information Portability and
OCR: HIPAA mega rule in its 'last clearance lap'
The omnibus final rule implementing many of the changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was accepted for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) March
Proposed federal budget increases ONC spend to $66M
Spending for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal 2013 budget increases $5 million, bring the total up to more than $66 million. That
Report: Data breaches from unencrypted devices up 525% in 2011
Healthcare organizations need to "serve as their own watchdog" to increase security and decrease data breaches, a new report from IT security audit firm Redspin concludes. The increase in "bring your
OCR invites state AGs to gear up for HIPAA security crackdown
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its fight against HIPAA security and privacy violations, as mandated by the HITECH Act. The OCR, a
Office of Civil Rights carrying out mandate to enforce HIT security
A year and a half ago, when authority for enforcing the security and privacy provisions of HIPAA was transferred from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in
