Health Information · Litigation and Regulatory · Privacy
One insurance company learned the hard way about the risk of loss of patient information with portable devices like USBs, even when they are stored in a presumably “safe” place[…]
Health Information · Impact Risk Management · Privacy · Security and Disaster · Tools
The National Institute of Standards and Technology today released the Baldridge Cybersecurity Excellence Builder, a draft tool to help organizations assess how effectively they use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to manage[…]
Acute Care · Ambulatory Care · Communication & Documentation · FQHC and CHCs · Health Information · Home Healthcare · Hospital and Physician Groups · Litigation and Regulatory · Pharmacy · Privacy · Technology Risk
There’s been quite a bit written on this topic by the Joint Commission, CMS and even the ISMP. Some of the messages have caused confusion among healthcare organizations and clinicians.[…]
Communication & Documentation · Health Information · Litigation and Regulatory · Technology Risk
Electronic health records offer many positive advantages for patients and providers, but there are also possible risk exposures and negative impact on quality and patient safety, medicolegal documentation and fraud and abuse. One of[…]
Communication & Documentation · Education · FQHC and CHCs · Health Information · Litigation and Regulatory · Privacy · Recorded Webinars · Tools
The Department of Health and Human Services issued the final rule to: Modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules to implement statutory amendments[…]
Dialogues in Healthcare · Privacy · Technology Risk
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