Posts from April 2014.
Updated May 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm
The old weather proverb about March, in like a lion and out like a lamb, hit April in the reverse in the world of cyber security. While the first six days of April seemed relatively calm in the cyber world, on Monday, April 7, 2014, the Heartbleed flaw in encryption security was announced (see our previous post here). ...
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act), eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals must make a "meaningful use" of "certified electronic health technology" or face reductions in Medicare reimbursement during Medicare's 2015 fiscal year (which begins October 1, 2014). One of ...
Heartbleed creates cyber security vulnerability for health information technology supported by certain OpenSSL encryption technology. This article reports on the flaw and available resources to address the issue.
AHIMA issues guidance, "Appropriate Use of the Copy and Paste Functionality in Electronic Health Records", in response to OIG's expressed concerns about risks to quality care, patient safety and fraudulent documentation.