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Why Protect Patient Health Information?
Being a Medical Informatics Functional Consultant, people often ask me why protect patient health information? I have visited and interviewed several hospital CIOs and other …
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Family Wellness Tips
HIPAA – Enforcing Stricter Regulations to Provide Greater Protection For Patient Health Information
HIPAA is a United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and consists of HIPAA I and HIPAA II. HIPAA I administer health insurance norms, …
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Medical Transcription – The Continued Role In Documenting The Patient Encounter
With the release of the meaningful use criteria, there have been many doubts as to the role of medical transcription services in documenting the patient- …
Fiber Tips
Online Medical Advice For Patient Education
Internet penetration is growing at a rapid pace; in today’s world the use of internet is not only limited to sending and receiving emails but …
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Using Patient Portals to Achieve HIPAA Compliance and Drive Patient Satisfaction
HIPAA and HITECH (The ACTs)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted in 1996 includes the requirement to protect the privacy and security …
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Patient Centered Medical Home
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) introduced the concept of the medical home in 1967, with an intention to provide a central location for archiving …
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Patient-Centered Care – Incorporating Spirituality Is Good for Patient AND Physician
Physicians are often invited into the most imitate moments of their patients’ lives. Moments that ask for more than a scientific diagnosis. At those times, …
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Protecting Patient Information
Everyone has heard about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA and the regulations that go with the subject. The regulations are designed to …