Grantees of HIE Funds Get “PIN-ned” on Privacy, Security and Patient Consent On March 22, 2012 HHS/ONC released a new Program Information Notice (PIN) called the “Privacy and Security Framework Requirements and Guidance for State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program” (P&S...
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Peeling Back BCBS’s $1.5 Million HIPAA Settlement Onion
As many of our readers have already heard, on March 13, 2012 HHS announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee entered into a Resolution Agreement for $1.5 Million Dollars to settle potential violations of HIPAA. You can access a copy of the Resolution Agreement here. I find this new case...
Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM Ramps Up HIE
Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM Ramps Up HIE With electronic health information exchange (“HIE”) leaping out of the 132-page Meaningful Use Stage 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Stage 2 NPRM), it is clear that while Stage 2 will continue to afford flexibility to eligible professionals...