The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the stimulus bill, contains the HITECH Act that amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which was enacted in 1996. “When HIPAA was first enacted, the health care industry was paper driven,” says Jeff Porter, a director with Kegler, Brown, Hill [...]
Risk assessments are are critical part of regulatory compliance, but many organizations don’t implement them well. Risk assessments, as part of a risk management program, help ensure that the right controls are in place to secure data and comply with regulations.
emPower eLearning Solutions is the leading provider of effective online compliance and competency training courses and learning management systems (LMS) to healthcare facilities. As a health care management professional, you are not only responsible for providing exceptional care for your patients but also for making sure that the care they receive is delivered within guidelines [...]
Along with interoperability, mobile solutions and new digital technologies will be among the biggest foci of the upcoming HIMSS conference (Feb. 20-24) in Orlando, Fla. We’ll be hosting an executive breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort on mHealth’s ever evolving role in achieving Meaningful Use. And the health IT fair will showcase new mobile [...]
Physician executives who ignore smartphones and their healthcare applications will miss the most important disruptive technology trend in the next five years. Physician executives who understand how smartphones will transform the industry for providers, payers, patients, and employers will thrive in their careers. Rajeev Kapoor, a former executive at Verizon, describes the smartphone-enabled transformation: “The [...]
Business associate is an individual, group or an organization which participates or performs some activities on behalf of the Covered Entity in a capacity as a business partner and is not member of the workforce of the Covered Entity. The Privacy Rule lists some of the functions or activities, as well as the particular services, [...]
emPower provides e- learning courses as mandated by the U.S. Government and other regulatory bodies like HIPAA, OSHA, Joint Commission and Red Flags rule. The successful passage of the new Health plan of Obama Government and resultant health care regulations have made it mandatory for the Covered health service providers, Practices and their Business Associates [...]
