As technology advances, psychologists increasingly have the opportunity to engage with patients or other users of psychological services via less traditional methods. However, little guidance exists to prepare psychologists to navigate the legal, regulatory, reimbursement, and ethical issues that can arise when providing psychological services via technology. A review of relevant state and federal laws [...]
Posts Tagged ‘issues’
Common EMR Implementation Issues â Unexpected EHR Expenses
Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “This is the start of a new series of posts that I plan to do over the next week or two. Iâll probably try and space them out so that they donât overwhelm anyone. However, itâs going to be a series of common EMR implementation issues that I hear [...]
HHS issues $4.3M fine to Maryland provider over HIPAA violation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesâ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has issued a notice of determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince Georgeâs County, Md., violated the Privacy Rule of HIPAA. HHS has imposed a civil money penalty of $4.3 million for the violations, representing the first financial penalty issued by HSS [...]
CMS issues compliancy reminder for HIPAA orgs in January 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder to healthcare providers, health plans, clearinghouses and vendors about the approaching January 2011 compliance date for testing transaction standards. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
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Balancing Access to Health Data and Privacy: A Review of the Issues and Approaches for the Future
There has been a dramatic increase in the types of microdata, and this holds great promise for health services research. However, legislative efforts to protect individual privacy have reduced the flow of health care data for research purposes and increased costs and delays, affecting the quality of analysis. This paper provides an overview of the [...]
Issues and questions to consider in implementing secure electronic patientâprovider web portal communications systems
Conclusion: The framework provides a useful guide for organizations looking to implement secure electronic patientâprovider communication systems. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics)
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Privacy issues are made more challenging by a tougher HIPAA, growing cyber risks
Healthcare providers can receive incentives for adopting electronic health records (EHR), but the
federal government is also mandating tighter controls over patient information and data. Failure to comply with
strengthened requirements can mean stiffened penalties, lawsuits, audits, fines, loss of reputation and other
costly consequences. A special package of articles, checklists and [...]