EHR, Featured, PHR
Copy and Paste
Current applications pre-populate much of the text recorded in an EHR. Accurate responses are stifled. Potential for malpractice as a result of improperly recorded records.
HIPAA, HITECH, Security
Responsible Reporting
Posted on 16 February 2010
Although a data breach only needs to be reported for healthcare organizations if financial harm results, it is irresponsible for a healthcare organization to ignore a breach of their customer's private health information. If the health information can be tied in any way to the individual, ethical responsibility to your customer should motivate reporting of the data breach and notification to the proper authorities. Continue Reading
HIPAA
Private: HIPAA Compliance Report
Posted on 08 January 2010
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EHR, HIPAA, HITECH
Data Breach Thresholds
Posted on 28 December 2009
A provisional rule announced by Congress will only force health care providers to notify patients of breaches to customer data only if the breach “poses a significant risk of financial, reputational, or other harm to the individual.” How will the risk factors be determined? Will existing state laws on data breaches provide protection where the [...] Continue Reading
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Survey of exam waiting.
Posted on 16 December 2009
As part of research for an upcoming article I’d like to get some response to the following short survey. Physical access to health care IT resources by patients could greatly impact the security of your organization with the new EHR requirements. Continue Reading
EHR, PHR
Privacy and Security Risks and the National Health IT Infrastructure
Posted on 16 December 2009
As part of the 2009 HITECH Act, a national health information technology infrastructure (NHITI) is required for access and use of electronic health records resulting in a more “effective marketplace, greater competition…[and] increased consumer choice (HITECH Act, Section 3001(b)).” Such a system is not only necessary, but it is cardinal to improving delivery and reducing [...] Continue Reading
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