Articles Tagged With: Privacy
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Hospital Tried to Catch a Drug Diverter, But Is Sued Over Tapes of Women Giving Birth
Lawsuit says the hospital recorded 15,000 videos and that the videos were watched by security guards. -
Accidental phone call creates HIPAA quandary for employees
The typical requests for patient information are easy to understand for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, but staff members will face unusual situations that test their confidence and prompt them to play it safe by not disclosing.
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Create ‘culture of privacy’ in patient access areas
To prevent potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, “we need to, first, cultivate a culture of privacy within the patient access staff,” says Julie Johnson, CHAM, FHAM, director of patient access and Health Information Management and HIPAA privacy officer at Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford, AZ.
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Common registration practices cause big problems with HIPAA
“Mr. Bob Jones? Your colonoscopy will take place in 15 minutes.”
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No date yet for OCR’s HIPAA audits
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) still has not set a date for when the next round of HIPAA audits, originally planned for fall 2014, will take place.
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Huge increase in hacking of computer systems
Hackers are stealing data from providers at an astounding rate, which reflects the fact that information from healthcare records are worth far more on the black market than credit card numbers.
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Privacy rule lists these 18 research identifiers
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Rehab facilities will have a variety of challenges under new privacy regs
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How to draft documents for HIPAA implementation
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Final HIPAA privacy rule still too onerous for some