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Major U.S. Healthcare Data Breaches

Major U.S. healthcare data breaches have surpassed a significant milestone: More than 500 breaches have been confirmed since September 2009, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began keeping tabs....

CMS not Compliant on Breach Notification

CMS not Compliant on Data Breach Notification

CMS did not meet several Recovery Act requirements in reporting 14 breaches of PHI, according to an OIG report. CMS reported that it had 14 breaches of PHI requiring notification under the Recovery Act between...

Training for an Electronic MSDS System

This is a question that is asked frequently. Here is the answer that will help you in your MSDS training. Q: We use an electronic MSDS access system. Are there any special training requirements we need to know about?...

Risk Analysis is the Question. What is the Answer?

While risk analysis is a necessary component to reach and achieve the Meaningful Use requirements, it is also a necessary tool to reach any sort of substantial compliance with many other standards and implementation...

Bloodborne Pathogens: Universal Precautions

Your practice must always observe and comply with the concept of "Universal Precautions." Your employees must be instructed to treat all patients, all blood, and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) as if...

HIPAA's Health Plan Identifier

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced recently a final rule establishing a health plan identifier (HPID), that officials say will boost standardization within HIPAA transactions and increase the efficiency of...

New Medicare Fines

Medicare will soon start fining hospitals that have too many patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge due to complications. The penalties are part of a broader push under President Barack Obama's health law to...

Kentucky Notifies Clients of Potential Email HIPAA Breach

This story should be a warning to managers of all practices. This type of situation can occur when employees are not trained to be vigilant about their email practices while at work. The state of Kentucky is...

Consider Risk of MRSA from Unsafe Injections

Move over hepatitis B, C, and HIV, and make room for MRSA infections as a consequence of unsafe injection practices. A recent post on the CDC Safe Healthcare blog by Dr. Michael Bell, associate director for...

Damage is Spreading from Heathcare Data Breaches

Almost twice as many people were affected by healthcare data breaches in 2011 as in 2010, according to a report released last week. The total number of breaches dropped by 32% to 145 but the number of people affected...