Risk management is a process and not a one-time event. Performing a Risk Analysis is a critical component of managing risk and a specific requirement for both HIPAA and Meaningful Use compliance. You have the option to use internal or external resources to comply with these regulations. However, in the recently released ONC Privacy and […]

  The dust is finally settling after the masses descended on Las Vegas to attend the annual HIMSS conference in February. ICD-10, meaningful use, and HIPAA were several central themes discussed. Now last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed ruling that would extend the ICD-10 compliance deadline until October […]

  Judging by the number of calls we’re getting, many organizations impacted by HIPAA are taking a serious renewed look at their HIPAA compliance stance. Maybe you should too. It may be because: The continued publication of data breach stories OCR audits are fully ramped up now The requirement to attest to HIPAA compliance as […]

Let’s talk about the new term, “data liquidity.” No, it’s not some new physics concept. For those of you in health information technology, it’s a term you may begin to hear. As the industry lurches forward trying to connect the many unique health information systems (EHRs, CPOE, eRx, disease registries, HIEs, etc.), there is a […]