Health Information Compliance Alert
Conference Calendar Corner
Summer is almost over, but you still have plenty of informative opportunities. Here are a few:
August 11 at 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST: "How ROI Can Be Achieved Through the Electronic Health Record (EHR)" (Audioconference; Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange) www.wedi.org.
August 16 at 1:00 - 2:00 PM CST: "Complying with HIPAA, FISMA and Sarbanes Oxley: Policy and Information Security Best Practices" (Free Webinar; HIPAA Academy) www.hipaaacademy.net.
August 22 - 24 in Cambridge, MA: "Certification for Professionals in Electronic Health Records & Health Information Technology" (Health IT Certification) www.healthitcertification.com.
August 23 and 30 at 12:00 PM CST: "Effective Auditing and Monitoring: Essential Elements and Advanced Techniques for Success" (Audioconference; Health Care Compliance Association) www.hcca-info.org.
August 26 in Minneapolis: "Turning Theory Into Practice: The Next Steps For e-HIM" AHIMA) www.ahima.org/infocenter/ehim/ ehimmeetinghome.asp.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
September 7 - 9 in Washington, DC: "Eleventh National HIPAA Summit and the Second HIT Summit" (HIT Summit) www.hitsummit.com.
September 26 - October 1 in San Francisco: "HealthSec 2005 Conference & Expo: Optimizing Security In A HIPAA And E-Health World" (MIS Training Institute) www.misti.com.
Health Information Compliance Alert
- SECURITY:
DEPEND ON DUMMY DATA TO PROTECT PHI DURING SYSTEM TESTS
Use this advice to ensure your patients' information is used only when necessary
If you're using [...] - TECHNOLOGY:
GET THE GROUND-LEVEL VIEW OF VISTA-OFFICE EHR SYSTEM
Two compliance officers share their initial thoughts on CMS' new solution
Unless you've been living under [...] - Conference Calendar Corner
Summer is almost over, but you still have plenty of informative opportunities. Here are a [...] - TECH TIP:
VISTA-OFFICE EHR FAST FACTS
Here's what you need to know about VistA-Office EHR:
Market = Private physicians
Cost [...] - COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES:
6 PROVEN METHODS TO PLUG PORTABLE DEVICES' SECURITY GAPS
You can keep your organization's data safe from unauthorized users-here's how
It can happen in a [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
DON'T WRITE OFF YOUR RETENTION DUTIES
Question: We have been storing our patients' written acknowledgement that they received our notice of [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
LET PATIENTS REQUEST STAFF FOLLOW UPS
Question: Many of our critical care staff become attached to the patients they treat and [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
AVOID VOICEMAIL WORRIES WITH THIS ADVICE
Question: Our tech support team is at a crossroads about whether voicemail is considered e-PHI [...] - HEALTH INFORMATION NEWS:
PHI & YOUR LEGAL BATTLES DON'T MIX
PHI & YOUR LEGAL BATTLES DON'T MIX
If you think your attorneys can display ex-employees' PHI [...]
