Merge Healthcare Releases Image Archiving in the Cloud Via Merge Honeycomb(TM)

CHICAGO -- Merge Healthcare , a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, announced today the release of Merge Honeycomb Archive, a new image archiving application available ...

Feds Step Up HIPAA Compliance Audits - Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Law Tribune

Feds Step Up HIPAA Compliance Audits Connecticut Law Tribune By MICHELLE WILCOX DeBARGE and JODY ERDFARB The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has fundamentally changed the health care industry's privacy and security practices. However, the federal government's enforcement efforts ... and more »

KPMG Official Describes Early Audit Results, What to Expect If You're Selected - Atlantic Information Services, Inc.

KPMG Official Describes Early Audit Results, What to Expect If You're Selected Atlantic Information Services, Inc. Instead, a report will provide what Ebert termed not “best practices,” but “both better practices and weaknesses the industry has” in meeting the privacy and security rule requirements, which include breach notification mandated under HITECH. and more »

Is it time to update your social media policy? - FierceHealthcare

Is it time to update your social media policy? FierceHealthcare If pictures of patients were to be viewed by others, such an occurrence may constitute a serious HIPAA violation." Like FSMB, the American Medical Association's (AMA) social media policy stresses provider-patient boundaries and encourages physicians to ...

Going "Social": Monitoring and Addressing HIPAA violations on Social Media - Becker's Orthopedic & Spine

Going "Social": Monitoring and Addressing HIPAA violations on Social Media Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Hospitals and other covered entities originally responded to the passage of HIPAA with a flurry of activity, mostly in the form of privacy notices, the installation of new policies and procedures, and the delivery of regular employee training. and more »