Key Developments
OIG report finds that CMS has not thoroughly addressed EHR security vulnerabilities
Posted on January 10, 2014
The HHS OIG's strategic plan for 2014 - 2018 (available here: http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/strategic-plan/files/OIG-Strategic-Plan-2014-2018.pdf) identifies the security and... Read More >
OIG Releases Report Concerning the Adequacy of OCR's Oversight of the HIPAA Security Rule
Posted on December 5, 2013
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for HHS released a report on December 4 that questions whether the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is adequately enforcing and overseeing the HIPAA Security... Read More >
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory - Online Resource by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Posted on October 23, 2013
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory is an online repository compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, designed to help patients find high quality care in their communities.... Read More >
HHS Separates Fact from Fiction in New Post, "Top 10 Myths of Security Risk Analysis"
Posted on October 23, 2013
Under the revised HIPAA rules, covered entities are required to perform a security risk analysis. In addition, meaningful use program participants must perform a security risk analysis in order to be... Read More >
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory - Online Resource by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Posted on October 23, 2013
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory is an online repository compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, designed to help patients find high quality care in their... Read More >
Law Atlas Releases 50 State Map on Public Health Departments and State Patient Confidentiality Laws
Posted on October 17, 2013
Law Atlas has recently released a 50 State Map on state laws and regulations addressing public health departments' ability to release and use personally identifiable information to promote public... Read More >
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