From it’s inception, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (or the HITECH Act) was intended to further enforce many rules within the Health Insurance Portability and ...

Since it was first enacted, the healthcare industry has been under constant pressure to keep personal healthcare information (PHI) secure and to remain compliant with the evolving rules and ...

The transition rule gives covered entities and business associates, including business associates and sub-business associates (Business Associates), operating under BAAs that were in place prior to ...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is requesting comments about HIPAA covered entities’ and business associates’ implementation of “recognized security practices” and payments to “harmed individuals” ...

At this point, you already know about the Obama administration's goals for widespread EHR adoption, about the $19 billion being invested in healthcare IT, and about the carrots being offered to entice ...

Robert LaMagna-Reiter, vice president and chief information security officer at First National Technology Solutions, better known as FNTS, says healthcare organizations increasingly are using industry ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The HITECH Act is a law that requires healthcare organizations to convert medical records into electronic files and protecting this online data is at the ...

Investigations by the Office for Civil Rights related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will no longer be initiated by only complaints and self-reported ...

These HITECH Act provisions became effective for covered entities on February 18, 2009, and made business associates directly subject to HIPAA’s enforcement scheme for the first time beginning ...

Revisions to 42 CFR Part 2 that go into effect soon to better align federal regulations for the confidentiality of substance ...