Reintroduced bill could give data brokers more options under HIPAA
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) introduced a new bill to the US House of Representatives that would change the way HIPAA applies to health data clearinghouses. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 21, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Information Related to Mental and Behavioral Health, Including Opioid Overdose
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 12/19/2017 This Web page provides resources for guidance and other materials on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to mental health and substance use disorder information. It includes resources related to opioid overdose, personal representatives for adults and minors, and mental health. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - December 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Quick Technology Risk Checklist for Your Practice
Here are five tactics to reduce many of the more common risks of data loss at your practice. Make sure you ' re up to date. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 20, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Joe Capko Tags: Pearl HIPAA Compliance Training Technology Pearls Source Type: news
9 Costly HIPAA Settlements in 2017
This year ' s HIPAA settlements ran the monetary gamut and included the first ever fine levied due to untimely breach reporting. Here ' s an overview. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 5, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Steph Weber Tags: HIPAA Law & Malpractice Technology Personal Health Records Source Type: news
Steward Health Care to Expand Industry-Leading Ambulance App Twiage to Massachusetts Hospitals and Facilities
Boston, MA – Emergency departments at Steward Health Care hospitals and facilities across Massachusetts will soon feature Twiage, a HIPAA-compliant app that allows emergency responders to share patient information with hospital personnel real-time, to expedite lifesaving care. Steward will expand Twiage to all of its emergency departments after a successful year-long pilot program with 14 emergency service providers at five hospitals.
Designed by physicians and emergency medical technicians, Twiage offers emergency responders the ability to use a smartphone to share real-time patient data and send HIPAA-compliant ph...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - December 4, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steward Health Care Tags: Industry News Operations Source Type: news
