Electronic Media: Electronic storage media including memory devices in computers (hard drives) and any removable/transportable digital memory medium, such as magnetic tape or disk, optical disk, or digital memory card; or transmission media used to exchange information already in electronic storage media. Transmission media include the Internet (wide open), extranet (using Internet technology to link a business with information accessible only to collaborating parties), leased lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and the physical movement of removable/transportable electronic storage media. Written communications sent via facsimile (not from one computer to another) and verbal information exchanges are not considered electronic media.
After 15 years helping clinicians move into health IT, Carolyn now helps providers and caregivers use technology to coordinate care, reduce errors, and support loved ones with chronic conditions. She has co-authored 20+ books on privacy and security.
When a HIPAA breach hits, delay costs money. Build your response team before you need it: a data privacy attorney first (to help protect the investigation under privilege), then forensic and IT consultants, media relations, and HR.
I am asked that question almost weekly. While the answer has traditionally been “no,” the legal landscape is shifting and the risk of being sued continues to increase.
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A party’s responsibilities under HIPAA generally come from two sources - the law itself and the business associate agreement entered into between the covered entity (the health care provider or
June 7, 2013. Today, HHS published in the Federal Register "Technical Corrections to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules" that were published on January 25, 2013, as
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 "
The secure exchange of health information is dependent on both the practice and EHR vendors facilitating the secure electronic transactions and extracting data for reporting quality measures. Even early adopters
Pay-for-Performance: The use of incentives to encourage and reinforce the delivery of evidence-based practices in the health care system transformation that promote better outcomes as efficiently as
Interoperability: The ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks). Interoperable systems reflect the ability of software and hardware
