Abstract:
The duty to maintain a patient’s health records dates back to the 4th century BC. Within the health care system, privacy and confidentiality are a part of the provider’s requirements for quality health care. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 addresses the privacy and security of health care records. Title I ensures [...]
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Privacy, Confidentiality, HIPAA, and HITECH: Implications for the Health Care Practitioner
CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients’ Access to Test Reports
This proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations to specify that, upon a patient’s request, the laboratory may provide access to completed test reports that, using the laboratory’s authentication process, can be identified as belonging to that patient. (Source: Federal Register [...]
APA Urges Improvements to HIPAA Privacy Rule [Government News]
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Privacy advocates want stricter rules for online, patient-controlled health records
Source: Kimberly Leonard, iWatch News Content: “For 15 years, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has given patients a variety of privacy protections for personal health information obtained by medical providers. Unbeknownst to many, though, the same protections do not apply to records controlled by consumers. Privacy advocates say itâs time that stricter [...]
Michigan law trumps HIPAA in patient privacy case
A state appellate court said a podiatrist did not have to release the names of his patients to his former practice. (Source: American Medical News – PROFESSION)
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12 steps for surviving a privacy breach investigation
There are some important steps HIPAA covered entities can take pre-breach and post-breach to help reduce the risks associated with having to report a breach incident, according to Portland, Ore.-based ID Experts.
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Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Change Would Give People Right to PHI Access Report
Source: Frank Irving, EHRWatch Content: “On May 31, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a proposed change to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed rule would give people the right to get a report on who has electronically accessed their protected health information (PHI).
HHSâ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) proposed the change.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
The Department of Health and Human Services is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule’s standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
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HHS Announces Proposed Changes To HIPAA Privacy Rule
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the accounting of disclosures requirement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act Privacy Rule, is available for public comment. The proposed rule would give people the right to get a report on who has electronically accessed their protected health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]
Five insights on what OCR privacy fines mean for providers
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently singled out two prominent healthcare organizations – Cignet Health of Maryland with a penalty of $4.3 million dollars and Massachusetts General with a settlement of $1 million – both for allegedly violating HIPAA. These sizeable fines signal a wake-up call for the [...]