Wednesday, February 22, 2012



HITECH Act

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HITECH Act

Understanding the HITECH Act:The Stimulus Bill, EHR and You

by HIPAA

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009. The HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act is part of this legislation and is designed to encourage physicians and other healthcare organizations to adopt and use (in a meaningful way) Electronic Health Records (EHR). The HITECH [...]

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HITECH Act Amp Meaningful Use a Lowdown

by HIPAA

After your hospital has created an information security management process, you can go forth and create the rest of the policies that will help you comply with HIPAA security regulations. In fact, hospital’s policies and procedures must reflect what your real operations are. Are your basic security policies a chaotic jumble of specifications for individual [...]

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Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

by HIPAA

HITECH Act The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.  Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security [...]

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HITECH Act & Meaningful Use: A Lowdown

by HIPAA

After your hospital has created an information security management process, you can go forth and create the rest of the policies that will help you comply with HIPAA security regulations. In fact, hospital’s policies and procedures must reflect what your real operations are. Are your basic security policies a chaotic jumble of specifications for individual [...]

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Significance of Complying With HIPAA and HITECH ACT

by HIPAA

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the HITECH Act is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA contains incentives related to health care information technology in general and contains specific incentives designed to accelerate the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems among providers. This [...]

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Stiff Penalties With HIPAA & HITECH Act Non-Compliance

by HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance just got tough. Really, it all started when the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act was signed into law in 2009 - however HITECH Act did not take effect until 2010. HITECH was meant to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Being that we are in [...]

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OVerview of the HITEC Act for Providers

by HIPAA

CMS is responsible for developing the specific details of these objectives beyond the broad strokes defined in the the HITECH Act. In addition, the ONC is tasked with creating the criteria that will be used by the certification bodies who will review and approve qualifying EHR systems. Once this has happened, the physician will need to [...]

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Stimulus Act That Spikes Growth in Data Destruction Services

by HIPAA

Dependancy on the use of computers in business have some professionals concerned, especially in the healthcare industry.  Having digital records of patients make information systems more efficient, but what about privacy?  Concerns about sensitive data that is not protected led to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).  Under this act, healthcare [...]

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Hitech an Acronym for All to Fear

by HIPAA

Another day of healthcare reform, another cheeky acronym and another pot of federal funds. Something called the HITECH Act has just taken effect. For those of you (like me) who find acronyms ironic because they only serve to make the English language more confusing, HITECH stands for 'Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health.' [...]

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The HITECH Breach Notification Rules Ensuring Compliance With the New Obligations

by HIPAA

On February 17, 2009, Congress enacted the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  In response to a mandate in the HITECH Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule with request for comments for [...]

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Understanding the HITECH Act

by HIPAA

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009. The HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act is part of this legislation and is designed to encourage physicians and other healthcare organizations to adopt and use (in a meaningful way) Electronic Health Records (EHR). The HITECH [...]

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