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SPOTLIGHT: HHS seeks input on HIPAA EMR disclosure rules
HHS is asking for public guidance on forthcoming rules about accounting for disclosure of protected health information in EMRs. The department's Office for Civil Rights on Monday published a request
Security concerns holding back wider HIE, GAO says
Security just seems to be a never-ending challenge for CIOs and other healthcare data gurus. (If you read the Editor's Corner in this week's FierceHealthIT , you know that hospital IT and compliance
MN court: HIPAA doesn't prevent state suits for wrongful EMR disclosure
A Minnesota appellate court ruled recently that HIPAA does not preempt contradictory state laws allowing patients to sue for wrongful disclosure of patient records. A woman who visited Fairview Cedar
Senate advises greater disclosure of healthcare costs
Consumers have been asking for it, and now the U.S. Senate may oblige. The Senate has released draft legislation that members think would help contain healthcare costs through greater disclosure. The
