Posted by barbarahales
It has been proposed that 3rd party systems who had been exempt from HIPAA, like billing companies, customer service contractors and others who received patient information, should be held accountable at the same degree as hospitals and healthcare providers. Violation of privacy rules would subject them to fines. This is not just a slap on [...]
- July 16th
- Filed under: Uncategorized
- Tags: billing companies, billing company, computer security, David Blumenthal, health IT, HIPAA, IT security, personal health record, secure information, security, security practice, third party compensation, third party payers
Posted by barbarahales
Most healthcare professionals are concerned about security issues when dealing with conversion to electronic medical records…and rightfully so! Security problems are not to be taken lightly. The penalty for data breach has risen from $25,000 to 1.5 million as of Feb.18, 2009. The AMA has issued a web tip sheet addressing the most common questions [...]
- April 24th
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- Tags: AMA encryption, code, coding, encrypt, encryption, health security, medical breach, medical security, red flag law, secure health records, security, security breach
