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Category Archives: HIPAA
New Business Associate Agreements Will Delay New HIPAA Requirements, If You Act Now
A little-noticed provision gives providers an additional year from the new HIPAA rule’s September 23, 2013 compliance date to comply with the new business associate requirements if they submit an agreement by January 25, 2013. Those agreements will be grandfathered … Continue reading
Posted in compliance, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA, Regulatory
Tagged BAA, business associate, HHS, mega rule, OCR
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Finally Here: HIPAA “Mega” Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security regulations. These modifications will have … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA, HIPAA, Regulatory, Uncategorized
Tagged AHIMA, GINA, HHS, HITECH, mega rule, Sebelius
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AMA Suggesting You Report Payers
Are any of your payers not accepting the 2013 CPT codes? Some payers may not be prepared to accept the new CPT codes. We have noticed this with payers dealing with psychiatric codes because the AMA deleted all the old … Continue reading
New Online Compliance Training Offered
Compliance requirements are getting more numerous and demanding. You now have to perform a risk assessment to comply with EHR attestation. We can help you with that. Zetter HealthCare is excited to offer a simple solution to maintain compliance for … Continue reading
Posted in compliance, Healthcare, HIPAA, Meaningful Use, Miscellaneous, OSHA, Practice Management, Uncategorized
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HIPAA Compliance: Why It Is Important
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (collectively referred to as “MEEI”) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.5 million to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy … Continue reading
Posted in compliance, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA, Miscellaneous, Practice Management, Regulatory
Tagged ePHI, HHS, HIPAA, OCR
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HIPAA and Meaningful Use… Are You Aware of the Requirements Placed on You?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a document entitled Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information. The Guide is designed to help health care providers and their staff members to better understand Privacy and Security … Continue reading
Posted in EHR, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA, Meaningful Use, Miscellaneous, Practice Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Guide, Handbook, HIPAA, MU, privacy, security, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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