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Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan

The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...

Health data losses: Don’t blame hackers

While patients and doctors often worry about medical records being hacked by cybercriminals and Internet snoops, the...

State HIEs wrangle with thorny ’patient consent’ issue

Oregon and Illinois are two states that will launch their initial health information exchange core services in early...

’Mystery shoppers’ to monitor access to docs

Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of "mystery...

HHS: Federal Shutdown Would Halt OCR Rulemaking, Enforcement

Investigations by the Office for Civil Rights, the HIPAA privacy and security rule enforcer, would cease if the...

Web Exclusive: HHS Issues Civil Money Penalty for Privacy Rule Violations

The Office for Civil Rights has issued its first civil money penalty to a covered entity for violations of the HIPAA...

GOP governors want leeway to cut Medicaid rolls

Republican governors are pressing the Obama administration to make it easier for states to cut Medicaid enrollment...

HHS trend scan will signal potential health IT breakthroughs

The Health and Human Services Department plans to develop and maintain a continuous scan of current and emerging...

Repealing the new federal healthcare law will put power back in the hands of insurance companies and take away new...

Social Security approves EHR interoperability technology

The Social Security Administration has approved the C32 Continuity of Care Document technology developed by health IT...

This book describes the different types of Medicare audits that nursing homes face and helps you take a proactive...