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Health data losses: Don’t blame hackers
While patients and doctors often worry about medical records being hacked by cybercriminals and Internet snoops, the...
Web Exclusive: HIPAA Security Officer Aces OCR Investigations
A hospital data security manager explains how proper communications and training maintains the privacy of personal...
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...
Web Exclusive: NC hospital named in HIPAA complaint
Rowan Regional Medical Center will undergo voluntary corrective action next month after a former patient filed a...
Web Exclusive: HIPAA Final Rules Deadline Announced
The deadline for  the final rule on modifications to HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement  rules is...
OIG to monitor Medicare, Medicaid IT upgrades, incentives
As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services prepares to upgrade its computer systems and begins to award...
Key healthcare provisions take effect as GOP moves into House
Key parts of the new healthcare law will go into effect on Jan. 1, just before a Republican-controlled House returns...
Health IT contracts offer little protection for buyers
As healthcare providers purchase electronic health record software and other health IT to meet meaningful use...
MA patients' files left at public dump
Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing...
Medical records go online, but at what cost to privacy?
Electronic medical records, or EMRs, are quickly becoming a reality for doctors and hospitals in South Florida and...

Handbook: HIPAA Handbook for Coders, Billers and HIM Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
Book: The Privacy Officer's Handbook, Second Edition
Privacy and security requirements now extend to business associates and vendors of personal health records...
Book: The HIM Director's Handbook, Second Ed.
This second edition is an updated version of the earlier best seller and details everything you need to know to direct...
Webcast: Breach Notification: Create an Incident Response Plan to Comply with HITECH
No matter how strong your security and privacy policies are, chances are good your organization will face a breach at...
Book: h-mail, Fourth Edition
HCPro is back with the fourth edition of a HIPAA training classic. Continuing the excellence of the earlier...
Video: Privacy, Security and You
Here's the one tool you need to train staff on both the HIPAA privacy and security rules as well as changes that have...
Audio Conference: HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Rule
During this 90-minute audio conference, our speakers will help you understand what is included in the proposed rule...
Audio Conference: OCR Audit Readiness: Prepare for HIPAA Privacy and Security Inspections
This 90-minute audio conference helps you identify weaknesses at your organization. Our expert speakers give you...
Audio Conference: Social Media and HIPAA Compliance: Balancing the Risks and Opportunities
During this 90-minute audio conference, our privacy and security experts show you how to establish a social media...
Audio Conference: Mobile Devices and Text Messaging: The Risk of Unencrypted PHI
During this 90-minute audio conference, our expert speakers will demonstrate ways to secure PHI on mobile devices...