Why is it time for a HIPAA reality check? Because (1) Data breaches are a constant threat; (2) OCR audits…
The Heartbleed web security exploit was first publicized several weeks ago. In the time since then, numerous web-based services have…
Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions have been focused on a handful of diagnoses and on government payors (primarily Medicare). In…
The HITECH Act made some significant changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, updating some provisions and increasing protections for individuals.…
The HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule became effective just over one year ago. The compliance date was just over six months ago.…
The FDA, the FCC and ONC issued a long-awaited joint report with a proposed strategy and recommendations for a risk-based…
A Perspectives piece I wrote was published this week by iHealthBeat - Unlocking the Power of Health Data. In it…
On January 31, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that it had identified twenty provisionally-approved applicants for certificates of…
Regular readers of HealthBlawg will recognize the name Accretive Health from a February 2012 post, First lawsuit filed against a…
President Barack Obama is pushing his signature domestic program, enrollment in a health insurance plan via healthcare.gov by March 31,…