EHR Incentive and Certification Criteria Final Rules Published in Federal Register
The EHR Incentive and Certification final rules were published in the Federal Register this morning, July 28, 2010. HIPAA.com provides...
HHS Publishes Proposed Rule for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
Jan 13, 2010
HHS published today in the Federal Register: “Medicare and Medicaid Programs–Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Proposed Rule.” 75 FR 1844-2011....
ONC’s Dr. Blumenthal Announces SHARP Program Funding Availability
Dec 21, 2009
Please read the following announcement released on December 18, 2009: A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health...
CMS Issues New and Updated HIPAA and HITECH Act FAQs: EHR Incentive Payment Start Dates
Aug 27, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) periodically issues new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). HIPAA.com will periodically...
CMS Issues New and Updated HIPAA and HITECH Act FAQs: EHR Incentives
Aug 26, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) periodically issues new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). HIPAA.com will periodically...
HHS Issues Interim Final Rule for HITECH ‘Breach Notification’
Aug 21, 2009
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, has issued the Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for...
HHS Secretary Delegates to ONC Head New HITECH Act Authority
Aug 20, 2009
Effective August 7, 2009, and published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the...
HHS Secretary Sebelius Delegates Oversight and Enforcement of HIPAA Security Rule to OCR
Aug 4, 2009
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has delegated oversight and enforcement of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security...
Transmission Security Encryption: What to Do and How to Do It
Jul 14, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the second of two implementation specifications for the...
Transmission Security Integrity Controls: What to Do and How to Do It
Jul 13, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the first implementation specification for the Technical Safeguard...