Proposed Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Released Yesterday, the Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule was made available on the Office of the Federal Register Electronic Public Inspection Desk. The Proposed Rule will be published March 7 and will be open for public comment for sixty...
Feb 29th is Last Day to Report Breaches of <500 to HHS!
Feb 29th is Last Day to Report Breaches of <500 to HHS! For those that have been logging their “small” Breaches (i.e., less than 500 individuals affected) and waiting to report them to HHS at the end of the year, next Wednesday, February 29th is the LAST day to get your information entered into...
HITECH Omnibus and AOD Rules Set for OMB Review
HITECH Omnibus and AOD Rules Set for OMB Review Health Data Management reports that the long-awaited HITECH Omnibus Rule as well as the Accounting of Disclosures (AOD) Rule are set for OMB review. Expected also are proposed regulations for Meaningful Use Stage 2. HHS released its...
“Tapping” Apps for Physician Advice: No Waiting Room Necessary
“Tapping” Apps for Physician Advice: No Waiting Room Necessary This past week, I stumbled across a fascinating article by Michael Millenson on the Health Care Blog (originally on Forbes.com) that I almost bypassed entirely. Described as a “social media darling”, the article focused on...
ACO Rule Keeps HIE Consent “On the Fence”
When DHHS published its Proposed ACO Rule in April 2011 and then the Final ACO Rule in November 2011 (I’ll refer to them as the “ACO Rules”), discussions focused predominately on issues such as who is “qualified” to participate, what the required governance structure should be, what methodology will be used to assign Medicare beneficiaries, and what the payment models will be. However, as I digested the ACO Rules, my reading deliberately slowed down as I zeroed in on the not unremarkable language and comments CMS included with regard to sharing individually identifiable health information in the ACO context.
State AG Brings First HIPAA Lawsuit Against Business Associate
State AG Brings First HIPAA Lawsuit Against Business Associate Last month, I posted how treatment of business associates during HIPAA investigations remains unclear as well as assignment of liability for breaches of PHI. A final “omnibus rule” is expected to clarify the HITECH business...