HIPAA Hosting: What’s in a Business Associate Agreement?
You’re a covered entity (your company processes, stores or transfers any type of patient information), and you’re outsourcing your HIPAA hosting services to a third party (an IT vendor, a…
Reasons to Reform Medicaid
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have produced ten. Here are my top four: Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have produced ten. Here are my…
Reasons to Reform Medicaid
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have produced ten. Here are my top four: Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have produced ten. Here are my…
Complex Systems, Part II
In my last Health Alert, I identified some characteristics of complex systems. Among those were: (1) complex systems are too complicated for any single individual to completely comprehend; (2) simplified…
Major Retailer Proposes Bold Capitalization on Healthcare Delivery
Posted in CorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaScience & Research Posted in CorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaScience & ResearchCould retail be the solution to comprehensive healthcare delivery? Well, if big-box retailer…
OCR HIPAA Audits Finally Kick Off – Do They Matter?
The HITECH Act called for stepped-up HIPAA privacy and security and breach notification rule enforcement with respect to covered entities and business associates, to be accomplished by spot-check audits. This…
Lessons Learned: The Hard Way
I get a fair number of visitors to my blog who are students of healthcare professions or early careerists working they way up through leadership structures. And, given my background,…
Webinar: Are Your Financial Systems Prepared for ICD-10?
Complimentary Webinar by Firstsource: Are Your Financial Systems Prepared for ICD-10? Learn How to Avoid Calamitous Damage to Your Bottom Line. ICD-10 will require changes for financial data management and billing,…
Healthcare and Social Media: Ready to Join the Conversation?
Doctors, Healthcare Professionals … I know you’re out there! I know many of you are ready to engage…. We’re going to build out this section with…
D-blog Day Thanking The Diabetes Online Community
Guys ‘n’ Girls today is D-Blog Day. If you are not sure what I am talking about head over to Gina’s website to find out how you can take part.…
