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Connecticut AG sues HealthNet for Security Breach under HIPAA.... 01/15/2010
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is suing HealthNet for security breaches. This is the first action by a state AG involving violations of HIPAA since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) authorized state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA. Click the link for AG Blumenthal's release.
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HHS issues breach notification requirements for covered entities and business associates.... 08/25/2009
Compliance required for physicians, dentists, ambulatory surgery centers, kidney dialysis centers, family planning clinics, home care services, mental health and drug rehabilitation centers, medical laboratories, hospitals, nursing facilities, health insurance companies, third-party administrators, pharmacies, law firms, transcription companies, health care software companies and other entities involved with health care information. For more information, click on the link below:
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Federal Trade Commission delays enforcement of Red Flags Rule until November 1, 2009.... 07/29/2009
To assist small businesses and other entities, the FTC is delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until November 1, 2009. For more information, click on the link below:
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Representative Kathy Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania introduced pending legislation that would allow small physician practices to get a Small Business Administration loan to purchase an EMR system.... 07/16/2009
The bill would allocate $10 billion in Small Business Administration loans to help individual health care providers and small practices purchase health IT tools that support the "meaningful use" requirements of the economic stimulus law.
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act): implications for the adoption of health information technology, HIPAA, and privacy and security issues.... 07/13/2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Health Information Technology and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. HITECH
codifies and funds the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(ONC) and provides for the infusion of $19 billion over a four-year period, in grants and loans, for
infrastructure and incentive payments under Medicare and Medicaid for providers who adopt and use
health information technology (HIT). It also expands security and privacy provisions and penalties to
HIPAA business associates of covered entities. The implications of HITECH for hospitals, health
care providers, vendors, health information exchanges (HIEs), and Regional Health Information
Organizations (RHIOs) are far-reaching.
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Medicare incentives to physicians for e-prescribing to begin in 2009.... 07/11/2009
The federal government’s most recent effort to encourage e-prescribing can be found in Section
132 of the recently enacted Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
(H.R. 6331) (the Act).
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Drug Enforcement Administration proposes e-prescribing regulations for controlled substances.... 07/10/2009
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently issued proposed regulations for the electronic prescribing of controlled substances and is seeking comment from the industry on certain requirements by September 25, 2008. It is imperative that pharmacies, physicians, hospitals and software developers provide comment and insight to DEA so that the final regulations adopted set forth a regulatory framework that promotes the adoption of electronic prescribing while balancing the regulatory concerns of the government.
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CMS issues favorable advisory opinion for development of customized software for physicians.... 07/03/2009
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CMS releases final e-prescribing standards for Medicare Prescription Drug Program.... 07/02/2009
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