Posts tagged Patient Health Information
An overview of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), HIPAA, and what you need to do next
An overview of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), HIPAA, and what you need to do next

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) preparedness should be a priority and we will review the steps you need to take to make sure you’re in compliance. Though the GDPR comes from the European Union, businesses everywhere should apply GDPR principles in practice.

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Electronic Records, Fraud and Abuse, HIPAA, Healthcare Reform, RegulationsCarrie NixonHIPAA, GDPR, Healthcare compliance, data privacy, Patient Health Information, Patient Generated Health Data
To Text or Not to Text: Clarification for Healthcare Providers on Texting Patient Information
To Text or Not to Text: Clarification for Healthcare Providers on Texting Patient Information

On December 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Memorandum (the “Memo”), effective immediately, that represents a clear change to previous guidance on the use of SMS Text Messaging or “texting” by healthcare providers to transmit patient information to other providers that are part of a patient’s care team.

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Health IT, HIPAA, Medical Practice, RegulationsKaitlyn O'ConnorPatient Health Information, Patient Information, Texting patient information, Texting, CMS