The U.S. healthcare industry is facing one of its biggest challenges in decades. The new HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 regulations have a target date for compliance by Jan 2012 and Oct 2013 respectively. To comply, processes and IT systems will need to be aligned with the new regulation requirements and of course much training and retraining will have to be given to people responsible for the implementation of these new regulations to ensure not only business continuity but to also maintain the privacy rights of everyone involved so that penalties can be avoided.
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07Jul
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15Jun
An earlier posting about protecting confidential patient information prompted one of our readers to send an email to us with a link to a policy posting on the Center for Democracy and Technology website.
We believe this posting is one of the better briefings on public policy issues affecting online civil liberties —especially regarding personal health records.
We welcome your thoughts and comments on this very important topic.
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12Jun
In a featured story by AISHealth.com, we see that the California Department of Public Health recently issued the maximum penalty to Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center for their failure to prevent unauthorized access to patient information.
This decision may reflect how things may be beginning to change under the HITECH Act provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Do you agree with the CDPH decision?
