HHS Issues Interim Final Rule for HITECH ‘Breach Notification’
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, has issued the Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for...
HHS Secretary Delegates to ONC Head New HITECH Act Authority
Aug 20, 2009
Effective August 7, 2009, and published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the...
What’s In Your Personal Health Record?
Aug 3, 2009
The 800-pound gorilla at the center of health information transformation is the patient. This sleeping giant is slowly emerging from...
ARRA Stimulus Funds
May 29, 2009
On Thursday, May 28, 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator released guidance on the new Health IT Regional Extension...
HITECH Guidance & RFI
Apr 17, 2009
HITECH GUIDANCE & RFI 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human...
Direct Data Entry-No Change in the 5010 Final Rule
Apr 3, 2009
In the August 17, 2000 Final Rule for Standards for Electronic Transactions, direct data entry was defined as “direct entry...
Contingency Plan-What This HIPAA Security Rule Administrative Safeguard Standard Means
Apr 1, 2009
This is the seventh Administrative Safeguard Standard of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule. It has five implementation specifications: Data...
ARRA’s HITECH Privacy Provisions Apply HIPAA Security Rule to Business Associates
Feb 20, 2009
President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. The...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Feb 20, 2009
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Making supplemental appropriations...
President Obama to Sign ARRA’s HITECH provisions Tuesday, February 17, 2009, in Denver, CO
Feb 17, 2009
The Senate joined the House on Friday evening, February 13, 2009, in passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which...
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