Web-Tones

EHR HIPAA Violations are commonplace?

CIO FIRED after her EHR was unlawfully viewed: There are a number of anecdotal indicators that the healthcare industry still lives by a different of privacy rules than other regulated industries. However, this type of arrogance and denial with respect to existing law will not last. You can rest assured that HHS, under the authority of the HITECH Act, will choose to make an example of organizations that engage in the egregious behavior such as what allegedly occurred in this case.

Here's a list of Five Compliance Strategies Guaranteed to fail. Further, it is not only the regulators that the industry should fear, but also the rising number of engaged patients that are not likely to sit idle while many in the healthcare industry persist in practices that abuse a patient's rights.

 

---

Looking for a best of breed HIPAA Compliance Software?

To stay current on the HITECH Act and its quickly changing regulatory scheme visit the HITECH Survival Guide website and/or sign up for our free monthly compliance newsletter. Also, check out our FREE EHR Checklist.

If you need tools that will help with your compliance initiatives then check out the HSG Store. Do you need an Internet Lawyer with HITECH / HIPAA experience?

 

 

Healthcare Architecture?

Architecture is the stuff of the wires. That buzz you hear is the sound of imagination in motion. It is not merely science or technology. Architecture is the sound of builders collaborating. It is the convergence of design, form, craft, media, software, and (yes) healthcare.

Healthcare architecture is the creation of n-dimensional living and breathing info-spaces. Wired healthcare communities will be linked via electronic boulevards into virtual healthcare cities. Architecture is art and meaning. Without it, the techno-babble makes no sense. The wires are whispering, and if you listen closely, you will hear the songs that they are singing. They are the songs of healthcare in the 21st century.

---

Looking for a best of breed HIPAA Compliance Tracking System?

To stay current on the HITECH Act and its quickly changing regulatory scheme visit the HITECH Survival Guide website and/or sign up for our free monthly compliance newsletter. Also, check out our FREE EHR Checklist.

If you need tools that will help with your compliance initiatives then check out the HSG Store. Do you need an Internet Lawyer with HITECH / HIPAA experience?