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New HHS Rules Give Patients ‘Unprecedented’ Digital Access to Their Own Health Data but May Put Privacy at Risk

Photo of Stefanie FerrariPhoto of Sara GoldsteinBy Stefanie Ferrari and Sara Goldstein on Posted in HHS
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it calls “transformative” rules that will govern how healthcare providers, insurers and technology vendors must design their systems to give patients safe and secure access to their health data. Issued by two different agencies within HHS – the Office of the National … Continue Reading

Clinically Integrated Networks: Privacy and Security Concerns with Sharing Data

By Paulette Thomas on Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is changing reimbursement methodologies for healthcare providers from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model. Healthcare providers are responding to the changing environment with the development of clinically integrated networks (CINs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs). The primary purposes of CIN/ACOs are to collaborate with other healthcare … Continue Reading

HHS Inspector General Reports Highlight IT Security Gaps in Health Care

Photo of John MulhollanBy John Mulhollan on Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy
On May 16, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two reports critical of the government’s efforts to build and enforce a federal information security framework for protecting individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI).  Of particular interest to health care providers and health plans, these reports … Continue Reading

Medicare and Medicaid HER Incentive Programs–Early Results Show Strong Interest in HITECH and Meaningful Use

Photo of John MulhollanBy John Mulhollan on Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy
On February 23,  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that more than 21,000 providers initiated registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in January and four states reported initial Medicaid incentive payments totaling $20,425,550.   The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs were enacted by Congress under the Health Information Technology … Continue Reading
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