Reports on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' proposals to change privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act. Industry concerns on the impact of existing rules on patient care; Planned measures to improve access to health care.EBSCO_bspCobra Advisory
The procedure followed guidelines set by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and operated under Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocols. Experiments were conducted in accordance with local regulations and with the approval of the IRB at Weill Cornell Medicine (IRB...
The proposed changes to HIPAA could increase a patient's rights to takes notes or photos of their PHI in person, simplify the identity verification process for patients looking to access their PHI, and shorten the amount of time a covered entity has to respond to a request for PHI from 30 ...
attestation (e.g., makes material misrepresentations as to the intended uses of the PHI requested) to obtain an individual's information would be in violation of HIPAA and could be subject to criminal penalties. OCR is considering whether to develop a model attestation that a covered...
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This Week in Health Insurance — April 4, 2025 This week’s series covers: Medicare Advantage in 2025 sees Part B savings rise as benefits shrink, ACA Marketplace rule public comments close soon, HIPAA security updates under review by OCR. Updated: April 11th, 2025 By Michael LaPick Find...
Access Control within HIPAA Before diving into NIST 800-66, the implementation guidance for HIPAA compliance, it is important to make a pitstop in the HIPAA Security Rule itself. Many of the “implication specifications” found in HIPAA documentation can overlap, and ...
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All methods were carried out in accordance with IRB and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines. Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and its affiliate hospital NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) now use the Epic EHR system in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Previously this ...
Auditing database usage is another important responsibility for cloud DBAs. Much like data security, monitoring adherence to regulatory compliance frameworks such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, HIPAA and GDPR is a shared responsibility with the cloud database provider. It typical...