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How to make sure your dental practice is EPA compliant

How to make sure your dental practice is EPA compliant

July 26, 2017

This post, How to make sure your dental practice is EPA compliant, first appeared on http://www.dentistryiq.com/. July 24, 2017 By Samantha Sharon Every day, your dental practice handles infectious, hazardous, and pharmaceutical waste materials. That’s why dental practices are subject to strict federal (EPA), state, and local regulations to ensure the proper handling and disposal of all bio-hazardous materials. From a regulatory standpoint, most dental offices meet the EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements […]

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Couple Expecting Gifts From Amazon Receive Bag Of Medical Waste Instead

Couple Expecting Gifts From Amazon Receive Bag Of Medical Waste Instead

July 20, 2017

This post, Couple Expecting Gifts From Amazon Receive Bag Of Medical Waste Instead, first appeared on http://dailycaller.com/. Eric Lieberman Tech and Law Reporter 5:09 PM 07/18/2017 A couple from New Hampshire reportedly opened a box from Amazon over the weekend, but instead of seeing the products they ordered, they received a bag of medical waste. Danielle McKenzie said her husband first noticed that something was awry when he was able to smell the container, WHDH Boston reports. After opening […]

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5 HIPAA/HITECH violations your dental practice is making

5 HIPAA and HITECH violations your dental practice is making

July 7, 2017

This post, 5 HIPAA/HITECH violations your dental practice is making, first appeared on http://gazette.com/. July 4, 2017 Pssst — I think we need to talk. Your dental practice — does it have a HIPAA/HITECH compliance plan? No? You’re not the only practice without one, trust us. If your business doesn’t have a plan, however, it’s nearly impossible to ensure you’re not violating HIPAA/HITECH — and violations can cost thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Here are five violations your […]

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You are entitled to leave your EMR vendor — and take your data with you

July 7, 2017

This post, You are entitled to leave your EMR vendor — and take your data with you, first appeared on http://www.mcknights.com/. Josh Pickus July 05, 2017 EMR vendors that are providing cloud-based products and services to long-term care providers are required by law to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of protected health information. Unfortunately, there continue to be situations where EMR vendors are holding data hostage to discourage providers from switching to a different vendor.* […]

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Awrel releases enterprise version of HIPAA-compliant texting app

Awrel releases enterprise version of HIPAA-compliant texting app

June 29, 2017

This post, Awrel releases enterprise version of HIPAA-compliant texting app, first appeared on http://www.dentistryiq.com/. June 28, 2017 By DentistryIQ Editors New version of HIPAA-compliant texting application to help large dental practices, labs, and device companies reduce risk when sharing protected health information.  Awrel, a Boston-based dental software-as-a-service provider, recently released Awrel Enterprise, a new enterprise version of its HIPAA-compliant texting and desktop solution. The solution meets demand from corporate dental practices, dental labs, and dental device […]

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Keeping Telemedicine HIPAA Compliant

June 21, 2017

This post, Keeping Telemedicine HIPAA Compliant, first appeared on http://hitconsultant.net/. by Our Thought Leaders | 06/20/2017 Editor’s Note: Brady Ranum is VP of Products and Strategy at Dizzion, a cloud delivered desktop and end user computing solutions provider.  The healthcare industry is currently experiencing two major trends that are on a potentially dangerous collision course: the rise of telemedicine (and the corresponding increase in remote workers) and a spike in healthcare data breaches. As early as […]

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Oncology, P.A. Enter into Consent Agreement

June 15, 2017

This post, Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Oncology, P.A. Enter into Consent Agreement, first appeared on http://www.lexology.com/. Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC | June 12, 2017 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Texas Oncology, P.A. (“TO”) entered into a June 7th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) violations. See Docket No. RCRA-06-2017-0931. The CA states that it addresses TO locations in: Fort Worth, […]

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Tips to Ensure Healthcare Marketing Campaigns are HIPAA Compliant

June 15, 2017

This post, Tips to Ensure Healthcare Marketing Campaigns are HIPAA Compliant, first appeared on https://tech.co/. June 13, 2017 Searching for health-related information on the Internet is perhaps one of the most popular activities today.  Statistics reported by Pew research data indicates that about 72% of internet users have been found looking for healthcare information online. And in an attempt to keep pace with the changing trends, marketers are inclining more towards digital marketing tactics, making […]

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Giving a Speech? Be Careful About Privacy Violations

Giving a Speech? Be Careful About Privacy Violations

June 5, 2017

This post, Giving a Speech? Be Careful About Privacy Violations, first appeared on http://www.govinfosecurity.com/. Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 2, 2017 A recent speech by a health insurance company executive is stirring up debate about whether a patient’s privacy can be violated even if the patient’s name is never revealed. An executive from health insurer WellMark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, in a speech at a local Rotary Club meeting, tried to illustrate […]

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Health Care: Cybersecurity in an Insecure World

Health Care: Cybersecurity in an Insecure World

June 5, 2017

This post, Health Care: Cybersecurity in an Insecure World, first appeared on http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/. June 6, 2017 | Melanie Bork Graham 
and Leeza Garber, The Legal Intelligencer We are currently witnessing the most expansive digitization of health care in history (Professor Jonathan Weiner, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, September 26, 2014; Graham, M.B., Thomas Jefferson School of Population Health Capstone Proposal, July 2016). The national push to digitize comes with new regulatory standards for securing data […]

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