The 21st Century Cures Act is shaking up the healthcare industry, and the expansive nature of the legislation complicates compliance. At ChartRequest, we understand that hectic healthcare environments can make reading 320 dense pages of legislation difficult.
Sometimes multiple negative factors combine to create major issues. We’ve talked about the medical staffing shortage before, and we’ve covered the constant risk of hackers in healthcare. These two issues have fused, as a Russian hacker group called the Karakurt Gang targets healthcare organizations during this time of weakened security.
The CDC designed the new COVID-19 guidelines in hopes of providing the strongest public health protection with the least day-to-day disruption.
On August 7, 2022, the United States Senate approved the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act. Next, the House of Representatives will vote on it before sending it to President Biden‘s desk. If the bill passes, it will offer relief to millions of Americans struggling to keep up with rapid inflation.
On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced their most recent batch of healthcare organizations penalized for impeding patients’ rights in regards to their medical records.
On July 21, 2022, Amazon agreed to spend $3.9 billion to acquire One Medical, a membership-based primary care organization.
With the announcement of the public health emergency extension on Friday, July 15, 2022, it’s a good time to review the effect COVID-19 has had on telehealth in the United States.
Telehealth, or telemedicine, is a method of medical assessment that connects patients and providers for virtual appointments.
On June 16, 2022, The Markup released a study about Facebook’s Meta Pixel tracking code receiving health information from hospitals. In this article, we will break down the key points of this study and discuss data collection.
When crafting the Omnibus Final Rule, HHS wanted to incorporate provisions of the HITECH Rule into HIPAA to boost business associate accountability.
It can be hard to visualize abstract concepts, so let’s pretend that the inside of your house is transmitted data. To make sure people don’t enter without your permission, you likely use a lock on the front door.
Individually Identifiable Health Information and Protected Health Information are similar. Here’s how you can tell them apart.
