Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act), eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals and eligible professionals must make a “meaningful use” of “certified electronic health technology” or face reductions in Medicare reimbursement. Conducting or reviewing a security ...
On November 24, 2014, CMS announced a one-month extension of the deadline for eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year. Medicare eligible hospitals must attest to meeting meaningful use requirements each year ...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance setting forth its current thinking on issues related to cybersecurity of medical devices.
Because medical devices increasingly store or transmit sensitive patient health information, there are increased security risks of unauthorized access, modification, misuse or denial of ...
The final HIPAA Omnibus Rule (Omnibus Rule), published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013, substantially increased the privacy and security responsibilities of a "business associate" of a "covered entity", as those terms are defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)(see discussion later ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued two reports to Congress required by Section 13402(i) of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act:
--“Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information For Calendar Years 2011 ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued two reports to Congress required by Section 13402(i) of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act:
• “Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information For Calendar Years 2011 and ...
In its most recent legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly enacted two new data breach laws, HB 5 and HB 232, which go into effect July 15, 2014. Kentucky governmental agencies, those doing business with governmental agencies, and persons simply doing business in Kentucky should be aware of these added data security and breach ...
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). ...