The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted on August 21, 1996, as Public Law 104-191. HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions in Subtitle F, Title II
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, covered entities are required to
Health Data Management (HDM) reported today, May 12, that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is going to strengthen HIPAA Security
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued on May 7, 2010, Security Rule Draft Guidance on Risk Analysis. This is the
Today, Wednesday, February 17, 2010, Business Associates of Covered Entities must be able to demonstrate that they are in compliance with administrative, physical, and technical safeguards of the HIPAA Security
Less than one month to go: Business Associates must comply with the HIPAA Security Rule no later than Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Here are relevant provisions from the American Recovery
As a clinician, you want to know if data being entered into the system is accurate, clean, correct and useful. Data validation often called "validation rules" or "
Data Authentication: The corroboration that data have not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.
Several visitors to HIPAA.com have asked if 'certification' can substitute for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security training standards and new Privacy requirements under the HITECH
HIPAA.com has received from its readers requests for information on topics related to HIPAA Administrative Simplification Privacy and Security Rules and to updates to those rules reflected in the
HIPAA.com has received from its readers requests for information on topics related to HIPAA Administrative Simplification Privacy and Security Rules and to updates to those rules reflected in the
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has delegated oversight and enforcement of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule Standards for Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information
