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Date: Feb 5, 2010
By:
Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC
| Source: Medical Economics
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Field questions on ancillary services for cardiovascular disease here.
Date: Feb 3, 2010
| Source: Dermatology Times
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When physicians go beyond the directions given in a drug's package insert, it does not mean they are acting illegally or unethically.
Date: Jan 28, 2010
By:
Ron Rajecki
| Source: InfoTech Bulletin
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The watchdog group Patient Privacy Rights has released its first personal health record privacy report card in an effort to educate and protect consumers.
Date: Jan 22, 2010
By:
Lee J. Johnson, JD
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Source: Medical Economics
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Amendment of a medical record can be a good thing, but be sure to complete your records correctly the first time.
Date: Jan 11, 2010
By:
Adam Falk,
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell
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Changes to HIPAA that expand liability for privacy violations beyond health care providers and insurance companies mean significant accountability also is falling on vendors who handle personal patient health information.
Date: Jan 11, 2010
By:
Joseph Mack, MPA
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When patient data security lapses happen, they must be identified, communicated, and fixed. Here are some critical factors in accomplishing that.
Date: Jan 11, 2010
By:
Lesley Fair, Attorney,
Federal Trade Commission
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Computer defenses can be critical, but when it comes to protecting personal information, don't forget "old school" physical security, too.
Date: Jan 11, 2010
By:
John Winn, JD, LLM, Kevin H. Govern, JD, LLM
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A tougher HIPAA, a new Red Flags Rule, and the addition of "payment card" standards are tightening requirements for physicians and other health care providers to prevent identity theft, unauthorized access to protected health information, and loss of consumer debit and credit card information.
The electronically printed credit and debit card receipts you give your patients must shorten—or truncate—the account information.
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