Don’t Risk Disclosing Patient Information When Upgrading Data Systems
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2019
Recently the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reported that Zoll Medical experienced a data breach of 277,319 patients’ information during a recent server migration upgrade. During the migration process a third party vendor archived emails which contained personal information of patients. Zoll said patient names, addresses, dates of birth and […]
Category: Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, News & Updates
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Health Record Vendor, HIPAA, The Health Law Center HIPAA: When Are Mobile App Developers Business Associates?
Posted by Donna Craig in Mar, 2016
With the explosion of electronic health technology aimed at improving patient health outcomes, it was only a matter of time before the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) weighed in regarding the electronic health technology’s impact on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). HHS launched a new platform in October […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, EHR, EHR Vendor, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Health Record Vendor, HIPAA, Security Rule, The Health Law Center To EHR or Not to EHR? That’s the $39,000 Question
Posted by Donna Craig in Aug, 2013
If you’re on the fence about adopting an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) system in your practice, you may want to make a decision soon if you want to take advantage of substantial government incentives. According to Medicare Incentive Program guidelines, Eligible Professionals or “EPs” – physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, and chiropractors – who meet legal […]
