Medical records used to ‘out’ illegal immigrants
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News, Patient/Client Communication
Tension in Utah over a proposed immigration law may have led to a gigantic misuse of resident’s medical information. Read more
Precedent set: First HIPAA violator heads to jail
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As if staffers needed any more reminders of why it’s a bad idea to be careless with protected medical information. Read more
Personal health records create better-informed patients, improved care
Filed under: Communication, EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A new survey indicates the increasing availability of personal health records (PHR) helps patients take better care of themselves and better understand the care and treatments they receive. Read more
New badges track which staffers are — and aren’t — washing their hands
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Following hand-washing protocols is one of the easiest — and most often ignored — ways to keep infections from spreading. But staffers may balk at the newest solution to this problem. Read more
Your data isn’t as secure as you think it is
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Nearly two-thirds of health care IT directors say their systems aren’t as secure as they should be. Read more
Does HIPAA’s breach notification have a too-large loophole?
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Broader HIPAA rules that just went into effect have a loophole that could hurt health care privacy efforts, according to some experts. Read more
