Health Care or Medical providers who fall under the group of ‘covered entities’ have the permission, but not the requirement, under HIPAA Privacy Rule, to disclose and use Protected Health Information (PHI) without the authorization of the individual concerned, under a given set of circumstances. These are listed here below:
The most talked-about trend in the healthcare industry is the increasing rate at which organizations are seeking better data security solutions for protecting their patient health information (PHI). This urgency is understandable since for establishing HIPAA Security Compliance, securing PHI against any breach or unauthorized access is critical. Not doing so leads to severe financial and legal penalties apart from being uprooted from the healthcare stimulus package. Organizations can ensure… Continue reading
Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking HIPAA training for their employees. These are business entities handling patient health information (or medical data) in some capacity. Businesses have realized that following HIPAA benchmarks for sharing, saving, indexing or recording patient data is no longer an option. HIPAA guidelines are enacted via the federal government and endorsed across all states. Not following these benchmarks for protecting/securing patient data can lead to serious penalties—both… Continue reading
Using a Document Scanning Software has become an undeniable part of managing modern day workplaces. This is essentially because nearly every business has understood the need to move on to the platform of digitalized documentation. This means that all paper documents should be scanned to ensure that they can be saved and used in a user-friendly, digitalized format. The conversion of paper-based documents into the digital format is… Continue reading
The working group members of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee have sent across a recommendation in the form of a 12-draft, seeking an extra one year for introducing Stage 2 meaningful use deadline criteria changes. Please note that federal healthcare incentives are already being distributed as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, i.e. among those who have been able to establish ‘meaningful use’… Continue reading
Ever wished to gain access to your medical records even when you are miles away from your doctor? With everything going paperless and mobile, accessibility and availability of information is always a must. People who are on the go need to have medical information they require available in an instant. But acquiring medical records can take hours and even days when you schedule an appointment with your physician. Furthermore, remembering… Continue reading
The proposed H.R. 408 Spending Reduction Act of 2011 was recently introduced and SEC. 301. of the same proposes a rather dismal scenario for healthcare providers and related, business entities who yet haven’t upgraded themselves to the HIPPA-compliant EMR format of storing/sharing Patient Healthcare Information. This Act proposes withdrawal of unspent EMR stimulus funds. This means that all unobligated balances of EHR stimulus money introduced as a part… Continue reading
Nuance Free PDF Reader software is a new development in the PDF reader niche. It is much more advanced than other PDF Readers as it includes some exceptionally good features. This PDF Reader is different from all other leading products available. The features and qualities of Nuance PDF that makes it different from other free readers are:
KODAK, it is one of the best imaging companies in America that has provided us with various facilities like capturing images and data. Recapturing the past times and managing the digital files in the offices has been made easier by the different inventions of KODAK. One such new release is KODAK Capture Pro Software. Recently KODAK has launched the new versions of Kodak capture pro software named as v2.5 and… Continue reading
Contex is one of the most famous companies known for their inventive and time saving products such as copiers, calculators and printing machines. Contex was founded in 1923 and since then it is a market leader. In the 1980s, the company established Contex Scanning Technology and laid down its first mile stone in 1988 with a black and white, monochrome, large format scanner. After this many scanners were launched and… Continue reading
