Why Do We Need Managed IT Services To Ensure HIPAA Compliance?

Why Do We Need Managed IT Services To Ensure HIPAA Compliance?

HIPAA was developed to protect the private healthcare information of patients in the healthcare system. It covers all types of info related to a patient’s diagnosis and treatment, in any form– written, verbal, or electronic. The Security Rule provides a framework for protecting electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI.)

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Duleep Pillai
April 19, 2019
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Healthcare Providers Must Educate Patients About EHRs

Healthcare Providers Must Educate Patients About EHRs

Healthcare providers are increasingly adopting the use of electronic health records (EHRs); however, many of them fail to explain to their patients how they work. It’s crucial for healthcare providers and hospital staff to help patients understand how EHRs work, and how they provide the access to information and security that your patients are looking...

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Duleep Pillai
November 1, 2013
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Healthcare Providers Must Educate Patients About EHRs

Four IT Lessons To Be Learned From The Disastrous Launch of Healthcare.gov

In theory, the U.S. federal government’s Health Insurance website was designed to make things simpler for residents looking to buy health insurance. However, just 14 days after the launch of www.healthcare.gov, the online initiative was a huge disaster. The troublesome rollout of the U.S. healthcare exchange is a perfect example of outsourced IT gone awry....

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Duleep Pillai
October 24, 2013
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