Comments for Healthcare Security News http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress Healthcare security blog covering the physical, network, application and compliance Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Statistics on HHS published breaches affecting 500 or more individuals per HITECH requirements, more than 1 million affected individuals by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2010/02/statistics-hhs-hitech-breache/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Waynerino Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:09:43 +0000 http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=414#comment-65 Why is HHS shielding the names of some organizations? See post here for more info: <a href="http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=2052" rel="nofollow">PHI privacy</a> Why is HHS shielding the names of some organizations? See post here for more info: PHI privacy

]]> Comment on Conficker infects servers at Leeds NHS by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2010/02/conficker-infects-servers-at-leeds-nhs/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Waynerino Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:58:56 +0000 http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=398#comment-61 2/18/2010: Another NHS hospital stricken with Conficker virus (West Middlesex University Hospital) <p> Link: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/18/conficker_nhs/" rel="nofollow">The Register</a> 2/18/2010: Another NHS hospital stricken with Conficker virus (West Middlesex University Hospital)

Link: The Register

]]> Comment on FBI investigating UMC by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/11/fbi-investigating-umc/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Waynerino Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:18:39 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=161#comment-34 1/26/2010: UMC admits to prolonged patient privacy leak Patient data were compromised for three months, hospital says http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/26/umc-admits-prolonged-privacy-leak/ 1/26/2010: UMC admits to prolonged patient privacy leak

Patient data were compromised for three months,
hospital says

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/26/umc-admits-prolonged-privacy-leak/

]]> Comment on Health Net : 1.5 million records by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/11/health-net-1-5-million-records/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Waynerino Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:48:19 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=154#comment-31 1/19: Missing drive could cost millions: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/19/health_net_hipaa/ 1/19: Missing drive could cost millions:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/19/health_net_hipaa/

]]> Comment on Potential HIPAA privacy violation at Indianapolis hospital by HIPAA Privacy Security Expert http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/12/potential-hipaa-privacy-violation-at-indianapolis-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-30 HIPAA Privacy Security Expert Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:31:17 +0000 http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=299#comment-30 Disclosing health information by billing to wrong patient is definitely a HIPAA violation. The medical billing is done by Billing Service provider who is one kind of Health care clearinghouses, and any violation done by the Health care clearinghouses are subjected to penalties under the HIPAA Security and Privacy laws. Although these error occurrences are common, it is more important for health care organizations as well as the clearing houses to make sure they are strictly following HIPAA Rules and Regulations, and with proper HIPAA Training is it certainly not possible. The HIPAA training will helps to better understand the implications of HIPAA legislation and identify critical compliance requirements. It helps to better understand HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification Act as well as how to create a framework for initiating and working towards a blueprint for HIPAA Privacy compliance and understand HIPAA Security rules and regulations. The <a href="http://www.hipaatraining.net" rel="nofollow">HIPAA Training</a> will give you advanced competency in designing, implementing, and administering comprehensive privacy protection programs in all types of healthcare organizations. Disclosing health information by billing to wrong patient is definitely a HIPAA violation. The medical billing is done by Billing Service provider who is one kind of Health care clearinghouses, and any violation done by the Health care clearinghouses are subjected to penalties under the HIPAA Security and Privacy laws. Although these error occurrences are common, it is more important for health care organizations as well as the clearing houses to make sure they are strictly following HIPAA Rules and Regulations, and with proper HIPAA Training is it certainly not possible. The HIPAA training will helps to better understand the implications of HIPAA legislation and identify critical compliance requirements. It helps to better understand HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification Act as well as how to create a framework for initiating and working towards a blueprint for HIPAA Privacy compliance and understand HIPAA Security rules and regulations. The HIPAA Training will give you advanced competency in designing, implementing, and administering comprehensive privacy protection programs in all types of healthcare organizations.

]]> Comment on Interesting case 1,000+ pathology records accessed. Do the patients need to be notified? by cna training http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/12/interesting-case-1000-pathology-records-accessed-do-the-patients-need-to-be-notified/comment-page-1/#comment-26 cna training Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:49:48 +0000 http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=290#comment-26 nice post. thanks. nice post. thanks.

]]> Comment on FBI investigating UMC by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/11/fbi-investigating-umc/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Waynerino Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:51:35 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=161#comment-18 12/13/2009: 6 Staff Members Suspended for HIPAA Violation and More Than 100 People Notified by UMC <a href="http://compliancehome.com/news/HIPAA/16842.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Compliance Home</a> 12/13/2009: 6 Staff Members Suspended for HIPAA Violation and More Than 100 People Notified by UMC

Compliance Home

]]> Comment on 16 employees fired after patient privacy breach by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/11/16-employees-fired-after-patient-privacy-breach/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Waynerino Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:37:41 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=174#comment-16 Another article on the subject <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/12/texas_hospital.html;jsessionid=N25OOA2D2W2KVQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Info Week</a> A county employee who asked not to be identified told the Houston Chronicle that two high-ranking administrators told him the fired employees had looked at the medical records of Dr. Stephanie Wuest, a first-year Baylor College of Medicine resident assigned to Ben Taub General Hospital.... Another article on the subject Info Week

A county employee who asked not to be identified told the Houston Chronicle that two high-ranking administrators told him the fired employees had looked at the medical records of Dr. Stephanie Wuest, a first-year Baylor College of Medicine resident assigned to Ben Taub General Hospital….

]]> Comment on Business associates and HIPAA by Top Daily Articles » Business associates and HIPAA http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/11/business-associates-and-hipaa/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Top Daily Articles » Business associates and HIPAA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:21 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=164#comment-13 [...] original here:  Business associates and HIPAA Share and [...] [...] original here:  Business associates and HIPAA Share and [...]

]]> Comment on Dr & Two Former Hopsital Employees Sentenced by Waynerino http://www.waynerino.com/wordpress/2009/10/dr-two-former-hopsital-employees-sentenced/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Waynerino Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:51 +0000 http://waynerino.com/wordpress/?p=49#comment-5 Public radio audio on this case: (UALR Public Radio) - The recent criminal prosecution of three healthcare workers who inappropriately accessed the medical records of deceased KATV news anchor Anne Pressly shows that violating a patient's privacy can have significant consequences. FM 89's Karen Tricot-Steward reports that this case is one of two criminal cases pursued under HIPAA here in Arkansas and that the Arkansas cases are part of only a handful that have been pursued nationwide. <a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1573739/KUAR.Features/Criminal.Enforcement.of.HIPAA.Still.a.New.Concept" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Link</a> Public radio audio on this case:

(UALR Public Radio) – The recent criminal prosecution of three healthcare workers who inappropriately accessed the medical records of deceased KATV news anchor Anne Pressly shows that violating a patient’s privacy can have significant consequences.

FM 89′s Karen Tricot-Steward reports that this case is one of two criminal cases pursued under HIPAA here in Arkansas and that the Arkansas cases are part of only a handful that have been pursued nationwide.

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