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3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health

Healthcare IT Today

All practices must comply with HIPAA, as well as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Technology plays a crucial role in HIPAA-compliant communication for behavioral health. Embracing Secure EHR Software and Patient Portal Effective EHR software helps ensure HIPAA-compliant interactions.

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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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As connected health adoption grows, privacy rules like HIPAA are still broadly misunderstood

Mobi Health News

At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law.

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Avoiding HIPAA Violations: 10 Most Common Cases

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Avoiding HIPAA violations goes beyond air tight technical system controls. Consequently, Congress incorporated into HIPAA provisions that mandated the adoption of Federal privacy protections for individually identifiable health information. ” – HIPAA Journal. . ” – HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Compliant Texting

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Compliant Texting? Like many telehealth practitioners in the digital age, you may be asking yourself “Is texting HIPAA compliant?” Text messaging–SMS texting or MMS texting–presents an easy to use option for communicating with … Read more. ” The answer is a bit tricky.

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OCR Video Presentation on the HITECH Act’s Recognized Security Practices

Telebehavioral Health Institute

To solve that problem, Nick Heesters, the senior advisor for Cybersecurity for OCR, moderates an OCR video training to raise awareness among covered organizations and address frequently asked questions about implementing HIPAA Rules. OCR Video Answers Questions on HIPAA Recognized Security Practices. Covered Entities Beware.

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Healthcare Technology Regulation: Past, Present and Future – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

This week’s chat will be hosted by Brendan Keeler (@healthbjk) on the topic “Healthcare Technology Regulation: Past, Present and Future.” We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/18 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). ” Regulation.