HIPAA compliance: How to prepare for upcoming KPMG HIPAA audits - TechTarget

HIPAA compliance: How to prepare for upcoming KPMG HIPAA audits TechTarget If you reside outside of the United States, by submitting this registration information you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of SearchSecurity.com is governed by our Terms of Use. and more »

More on the folly of removing patient consent protections - ModernHealthcare.com (blog)

More on the folly of removing patient consent protections ModernHealthcare.com (blog) The bill included a HIPAA amendment to pre-empt state consent laws. But pre-emption was stripped out by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas). Johnson's bill, and her political career, soon died.

Finding a modernized data backup solution for health care - TechTarget

Finding a modernized data backup solution for health care TechTarget You may contact us at webmaster@TechTarget.com. that must be taken into account is the HIPAA mandate. HIPAA requires organizations to formulate a data backup plan and a disaster recovery plan. These requirements are somewhat vague.

Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients - American Medical News

Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients American Medical News She specializes in HIPAA privacy and compliance. Federal law details 18 separate identifiers that doctors cannot include in any published documentation about past medical cases, if the material is written without the patient's authorization, she said.

Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good? - Forbes

Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good? Forbes The reason harks back to a 1999 law that prohibits funding to promote the adoption of a unique patient identifier, despite the fact that HIPAA which enforces privacy and security rules is supposed to develop such an identifier. and more »