This post, Sharps Injuries – Providers face new reporting requirements, first appeared on http://www.repertoiremag.com/. New reporting requirements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may make it easier to ascertain just how many sharps injuries and/or needlesticks are incurred every year by healthcare workers. The agency is betting that the requirements will “nudge” providers to take extra steps to safeguard their employees. Under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers must provide their workers with […]

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.* […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This post, 5 HIPAA & HITECH breaches that cost businesses millions, first appeared on http://gazette.com/. May 30, 2017 Updated: May 30, 2017 at 1:45 pm You’ve probably read and heard a lot about just how costly HIPAA and HITECH violations can be. Think a monster fine couldn’t happen to your business, or that these huge fines aren’t doled out regularly? Think again. Here are five jaw-dropping electronic protected healthcare information (ePHI) breaches that cost businesses millions — some […]

This post, HIPAA Spring Check-Up: Your Obligations to Safeguard Third-Party Patient Health Information in Medical Records Produced in Litigation, first appeared on http://www.natlawreview.com/. Tuesday, May 23, 2017 You’ve had your apple a day, but you can’t keep the subpoenas away…   And, if your organization is facing a request seeking records or other materials that may contain patient health information (“PHI”), it bears repeating that while HIPAA provides a number of methods through which covered entities […]