As healthcare organizations face increased risk of privacy and security breach, recognizing the significant role played by their business associates is critical. Rigorous due diligence is part of the risk analysis conducted by covered entities (CEs) to ensure partners have HIPAA-compliant policies in place to safeguard the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).… Read More »
Health information management professionals have seen their job roles evolve in recent years. They’re no longer just mere number-crunchers, keepers of the records and claims coding gurus. Now, they’re taking on expanded responsibility to ensure the quality and security of data, while ensuring that it gets to those who need it. With the widespread use… Read More »
Salt Lake Retina in West Jordan, Utah, was making reminder phone calls the old-fashioned way – one call at a time. THE PROBLEM This was a very time-consuming process for a practice that sees more than 120 patients every day. Conducting this outreach would take one full-time staff member most of the day. This was… Read More »
—What would it look like if everyone got along work and was civil? Well, we live and work with so many types of people—some who act nice and some who behave with antagonism towards others in the workplace. If you are dreading going to work because you must deal with uncivil coworkers, bosses or employees,… Read More »
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posted the newest update to its Risk Management Framework. “RMF 2.0 is the first framework in the world to address security, privacy, and supply chain risk in an integrated manner — at the organization, mission/business process, and system levels,” NIST Fellow Ron Ross wrote in a Twitter post.… Read More »
You might have taken part in our recent two-week Online Clinic on Arthritis & Pain Management, where we teamed up with Össur and Pharma Medico Limited, manufacturers of LithoLexal®. The clinic was kindly supported by Arthritis Action, the Institute of Osteopathy and National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society. Even if you did miss it, you might still benefit from… Read More »