Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) news from FierceHealthIT
NewsASC X12 tables new 6020 standards as providers slog through 5010
Asked why he climbed Mount Everest, British mountaineer George Mallory famously replied, "Because it's there." That seems to be the attitude of the Accredited Standards Committee X12. Unbeknownst to Read more...
CMS delays HIPAA enforcement until March
Providers can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday announced the agency will delay enforcement of the required Health Insurance Read more...
Remote users often lax with health data protection
Thanks to mobility, cloud-based storage and web access to office databases, about two-thirds of working professionals have accessed "some type of sensitive data" outside of their offices within the Read more...
Renamed Direct Project to demonstrate email-like secure messaging
NHIN Direct, we hardly knew thee. The health information exchange protocol to help small physician practices participate in the Nationwide Health Information Network and achieve a key "meaningful Read more...
HHS: Laptop theft is No. 1 source of health data breaches
Here's another reminder: Secure your laptop computers. HHS officials last week confirmed what many people have long suspected: Laptop theft is the most common source of health data breaches affecting Read more...
Pharmacies sue CVS Caremark over privacy issues
Patient and physician privacy apparently are being compromised in all kinds of ways in Texas. In just the past few days, we've learned that: * The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has Read more...
Easily preventable privacy breaches cost hospitals millions
Though there is the perception in many quarters that HIPAA privacy enforcement has been lax over the years, the HHS Office for Civil Rights investigated and resolved at least 11,421 cases of alleged Read more...
New HIPAA rules need more clarification
When it comes to the new HIPAA privacy and security standards, it seems like everybody has an opinion. Quite a few organizations are spreading the word about the comments they've filed in response to Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: 'Breach notification' rule is inadequate to protect data, security pro says
HHS recently withdrew its final "breach notification" rule that had been submitted to the White House for approval, and not a moment too soon, says Hospital Impact contributor Cathy Leahy, CEO of Read more...
HHS quietly withdraws HIPAA breach-notification rule
Following a firestorm of criticism from privacy advocates who say federal officials gave too much leeway to healthcare organizations that inadvertently disclose protected health information, HHS has Read more...
| Press ReleasesMassachusetts General Hospital settles potential HIPAA violationsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 24, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office(202) 690-6343Massachusetts General Hospital settles potential HIPAA violations Large hospital system to improve policies and Read more >> A HITECH First: Conn. Sues Health Net For Massive Patient Record Security BreachJan. 13, 2010 -- Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information involving 446,000 Read more >> |
