Now here’s one for the ages – a vendor taking HHS head-on. The vendor, CIOX Health, has sued HHS in an effort to stop the agency from enforcing HIPAA rules...
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There are a wide variety of forces at work in healthcare that are causing healthcare organizations to outsource more and more of their technology and services...
The following is a guest blog post by Mike Semel, President of Semel Consulting. Some cloud service providers and data centers have been in denial that they...
Wade the waters of #HITsecurity best practices at #HIMSS15: pic.twitter.com/qE44S58FHv — HIMSS (@HIMSS) April 1, 2015 HIMSS put out the great tweet above...
The following is a guest blog post by Mark Fulford, Partner in LBMC’s Security & Risk Services practice group. The next round of Office for Civil Rights...
I was recently discussing with someone the possible legal damages of a HIPAA violation by a healthcare organizations business associate. We all know that...
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the new HIPAA Omnibus rules ever since I interviewed Rita Bowen at HIMSS about the new HIPAA rules. While Rita...
I had the great opportunity to sit down with HIPAA expert, Rita Bowen from HealthPort, at HIMSS 2013 and learn more about the changes that came from the...
The following is a guest post by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, SVP of HIM and Chief Privacy Officer, HealthPort. If you’re attending HIMSS...
It’s been a very interesting few weeks for privacy protection under HIPAA. Just in case you haven’t had a chance to catch up on them...