HHS considers amending HIPAA privacy rule to permit disclosure of mental health information for firearm background checks *

USA - May 2 2013
Adding yet another wrinkle to the nation's contentious gun control debate, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an…

Co-authors: Cory J. Fox.

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Alarm fatigue: Joint Commission considering National Patient Safety Guideline for alarm-equipped medical devices *

USA - May 2 2013
The Joint Commission (TJC) recently published a Sentinel Event Alert (Alert) regarding "alarm fatigue," which occurs when physicians are so…

Co-authors: Cory J. Fox.

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HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule - assessing your organization's compliance readiness *

USA - April 4 2013
The long awaited HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule became effective March 26, 2013, but covered entities, business associates and subcontractors will have…

Co-authors: Theodore J. Kobus III.

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Can covered entities utilize text messaging and text paging without violating HIPAA? *

USA - March 8 2013
Text messaging allows healthcare providers to deliver simple, relevant, and customizable health information instantaneously to their patients, like…

Co-authors: Cory J. Fox.

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A Baker's dozen of significant changes from the HIPAA/HITECH Rule *

USA - February 28 2013
The long-awaited final omnibus rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, as…

Co-authors: Jennifer A. Mills, Theodore J. Kobus III, John S. Mulhollan, Susan Whittaker Hughes, Anne C. Foster.

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