by Ann F. Triebsch
We’ve all heard about HIPAA privacy breaches until we think there couldn’t be anything else to worry about. Think again—the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is prosecuting privacy breaches in the health care industry as a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of ...
by Margaret Young Levi
Reminder: the clock is ticking for covered entities and business associates to come into compliance with new requirements under HITECH-HIPAA Omnibus Rule. Monday, September 23, 2013 is the deadline for covered entities and business associates to put into place new Business Associate Agreements (“BAAs”). As we ...
It has been widely reported that WellPoint Inc. recently agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules. The U.S. Department for Health & Human Services’ (“HHS”) press release asserts that WellPoint failed to ...
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced its new Certified HIT Mark, similar to the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. The Certified HIT Mark provides a way for consumers to feel confident at a glance that “the HIT meets all ...
The U.S. Department for Health & Human Services (HHS) announced it is releasing technical corrections to the HIPAA Omnibus Rule tomorrow. These technical corrections are "to address public comment received on the interim final Breach Notification Rule, and to make certain other modifications to the HIPAA Rules to improve their workability ...
On Friday, May 3, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC) jointly hosted a listen and learn webcast about the impact of EHRs on coding and billing. Look for HITECHMcClure on Twitter for comments from the panelists. Materials used during the session ...
Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) sends out alert on Thursday, April 18, 2013, indicating that it will accept applications from 13 providers who are seeking financial assistance to qualify for the HITECH Act's Meaningful Use incentive payments.
Here's the content of the KHIE alert:
Application for CeRT Early Adopter License