HIPAA in an Electronic Environment
Recently, I spoke at a seminar attended by many healthcare professionals. Although I addressed various HIPAA-related issues, many of the questions posed by the audience focused on how HIPAA applies in...
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The meaningful use (MU) regulations provide incentive monies for hospitals and physicians that establish electronic health records systems (EHRs) and satisfy other criteria, such as providing new forms...
View ArticleOIG Criticizes CMS For Lack Of Adequate Fraud Detection Practices in...
In early January, 2014, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a report criticizing HHS’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
View ArticleHackers Unleash “Ransom” Attack on Health System, Forcing It to Shut Down...
By Duane Morris partner Lisa W. Clark On March 28 MedStar Health, the largest health system in the Washington, D.C. area, shut down its computer systems, including its electronic health records, on...
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