Technology provides undeniable benefits to medical recordkeeping. A computerized system allows medical care providers to store and share crucial patient information more cost-effectively and efficiently than the outmoded paper file ...
Most health care providers are familiar with the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. However, the rules regarding when and to whom medical ...
The Affordable Care Act established the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to centralize information about medical professionals that previously appeared across multiple systems. Launched in May 2013 and managed by ...
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) requires covered entities, such as physicians and health plans, to notify individuals when their unsecured health information is ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 is ushering in major changes to the health care sector in 2014, when most of its provisions will come into effect. There are ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines disability “as a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” The act provides protection for individuals with ...
According to the American Medical Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed several quality initiatives that provide information on the quality of health care across a ...
Health care professionals can harness technology in incredible ways to improve patient care. Cloud-based services, for example, enable doctors to analyze thousands of patients’ records to make better treatment decisions ...
After several delays in the deadline for transitioning to the ICD-10 medical coding system, industry observers seem confident that the current October 1, 2014, deadline will stand. That means all ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in January a proposed modification to the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule that would allow certain ...
Electronic health records (EHR) systems can be complex and costly, challenging to learn and difficult to navigate. And yet, one of the simplest aspects of using EHR can get you ...
When the business news pages start talking about medicine, you are probably not going to hear about the latest breakthroughs in treatments or research. These days, what you most likely ...
You may describe yourself as a doctor, a chiropractor, a surgeon or any other title conferred by your profession — but if you provide services to participants in a private ...
Health care providers are accustomed to helping those in need, but when they receive a complaint letter from the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, they become the ones ...
The major regulatory changes scheduled to take effect during the next few years will create increased compliance challenges for health care providers. As such, it’s more important than ever that ...
