IT Asset Inventories Are a First Step in Securing Health Information
Practices need to know all of the components of their health information systems to determine potential vulnerabilities.
Practices need to know all of the components of their health information systems to determine potential vulnerabilities.
By connecting on a personal level, medical practices may have better results in getting patients to settle their accounts.
Hackers have penetrated healthcare providers’ computer systems to encrypt information and demand money for its release.
Beginning January 1, 2021, a federal law called the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act takes effect requiring that prescriptions for controlled substances covered under Medicare be prescribed electronically.
Putting information in the cloud can be a good move for a physician’s practice — but only if done well.
Finding ways to increase patient volume and cut costs can improve practices’ bottom lines.
Regardless of the challenges a smaller group might have, a risk assessment is a baseline for any HIPAA program. The cost of this assessment is considerably less than a HIPAA fine.
NRC Health, a software and patient satisfaction survey provider holding data from more than 25 million patients, was locked out of its computer system in February because of a ransomware attack.
As providers begin to reopen their practices or resume the full range of services they provided before the COVID-19 pandemic, they will have to consider not only normal clinical care and regulations, but extra precautions needed for staff and patient safety, financial challenges like stimulus loan requirements, employee furloughs, and compliance with local and state regulations.
Physician practices need to weigh the pros and cons of remaining independent or joining an integrated health care delivery system.