CMS Initiates 90-Day Enforcement Discretion for 5010 Compliance
January 1, 2012, is the date for covered entities to achieve compliance with ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP Telecom D.0,...
OMB Completes Review of HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Enforcement Rule Modifications NPRM
Jul 7, 2010
On July 1, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed review of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
Integrity: Mechanism to Authenticate Electronic Protected Health Information-What to Do and How to Do It
Jun 12, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the implementation specification for the third Technical Safeguard...
Access Control: Emergency Access Procedure-What to Do and How to Do It
Jun 4, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the second implementation specification for the Technical Safeguard...
Access Control: Unique User Identification-What to Do and How to Do It
Jun 3, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the first implementation specification for the Technical Safeguard...
Word of the Day: Site Visit
Apr 30, 2009
Site Visit: A scheduled three- to five-hour visit at a location determined by the vendor and host site that allows...