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NewsOCR sets rules for sharing HIPAA breach information
The HHS Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing HIPAA privacy regulations, has detailed six new "routine uses" for reports of breaches of protected health information. In a notice... Read more...
Consumers won't trust government, vendors with health data
Finally, someone is talking about a different kind of healthcare reform than the debate that's raged for the better part of a year over expanding insurance coverage. And this part promises to be even... Read more...
HHS: Rules for meaningful use, certification, HIPAA are on schedule
Don't expect a delay in the start of the federal EMR incentive program. In its semi-annual regulatory update, HHS lists the effective date as Oct. 1, 2010, for hospitals--the first day of federal... Read more...
Survey: Business associates not prepared for new HIPAA breach notification rules
About one-third of companies considered business associates of healthcare providers under HIPAA were not even aware that they now are equally responsible as providers for protecting electronic... Read more...
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