Happy HIPAA Holidays – funny poem

Merry Christmas!  Here is a holiday poem featuring HIPAA that I recently ran across and wanted to share.  It was originally posted here.\nHIPAA Christmas poem – Santa in the ER:\nA Visit to the ER from St. Nick\nTwas the night before surgery, and all ‘cross the floor\nThe patients were buzzing ’bout the guy in Room Four.\nHis [...]

$80 million in grants to support health IT training announced - CCH

$80 million in grants to support health IT training announcedCCHThe health IT grants were authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (PubLNo. 111-5), to help strengthen and support the health IT ...and more »

Australian Health Information Technology: Weekly Overseas Health ...

“Fulfilling ARRA: A Collaborative Approach to Connected Health,” a white paper released by San Jose, Calif.-based Axolotl as part of the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Roadshow 2010, outlines efforts to educate healthcare .... The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is expected to allocate $34 billion in health information technology spending, requires the government to create a national IT plan that includes security protections for health ...

Greenway Medical Technologies\' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 ...PR Newswire (press release)The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been recognized by the US ...and more »

Health Care Law Update - Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations Effective ... - Linex Legal (registration)

Health Care Law Update - Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations Effective ...Linex Legal (registration)... Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ...

Greenway Medical Technologies\' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certification (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that its flagship integrated EHR, PrimeSuite® 2011, is a pre-market conditionally CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR, additionally certified for Child Health and Cardiovascular Medicine, with optional Advanced Reporting.

Greenway Medical Technologies\' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certification (redOrbit)

CARROLLTON, Ga., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.

Market Alert for QuadraMed Corp. (QDHC) - - Investors Soup

... healthcare organizations plan to use QCPR to help enable them to receive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) act. ...

Baker Hostetler | News / Resources | Stay Compliant in 2010 ...

Health and Welfare Plans—Important 2009 Year-End and 2010 Compliance Requirements. Extension of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”). When President Obama signed ARRA on February 17, 2009, .... Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”). Enacted as part of ARRA on February 17, 2009, HITECH has several implications for covered entities, such as group health plans (“CEs”), and business ...

Health Information Security: HITECH Act and HIPAA

In a previous article, we highlighted Title XIII of the Recovery Act, which contains the provisions and appropriations for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (aka the HITECH Act). ...

Getting to Know the ARRA of 2009: Advancing Health Information ...

Posted in ARRA of 2009, Health IT, ONCHIT, Regulations Tagged: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, ARRA of 2009, DHHS, health information privacy, health information technology, Health IT.

Market Alert for QuadraMed Corp. (QDHC)

... US healthcare organizations plan to use QCPR to help enable them to receive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) act. ...

US Health IT Office Reorganizes - InformationWeek

US Health IT Office ReorganizesInformationWeekThe Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) portion of ARRA sets, signed into law by Obama in February, sets aside $19 ...and more »

U.S. Health IT Office Reorganizes (InformationWeek)

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reorganized into groups including a Chief Privacy Officer.

'Getting Technical on the HITECH Act' Newly Released by Scott G ...

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was issued on August 24, 2009 and took effect on September 23, 2009. ...

Recovery Act: HHS Announces Plans to Make $80 Million Available to ...

\"Critical to achieving the goal of the Heath Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and supporting meaningful use of health IT is the availability of a skilled workforce that understands the unique ...

Centennial Man

Required Substitute HITECH Act Notice Regarding BlueCross Hard Drive Theft. Editor\'s Note: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has issued this press release as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical ... The administration is offering powerful incentives: $20 billion in stimulus funds as per the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, and stiff Medicare penalties for healthcare providers that fail to implement EMRs after 2014. ...

ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM v11 Receives CCHIT Certified(R) 2011 ...

About The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ARRA was signed into law by the U.S. Federal Government on February 17, 2009. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, ...

HITECH grants will push meaningful use through “beacon” communities - Government Health IT

HITECH grants will push meaningful use through “beacon” communitiesGovernment Health IT... coordinator for health IT. It's one of a series of efforts to implement the HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT (ARRA), ...and more »

ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM v11 Receives CCHIT Certified(R) 2011 Comprehensive ... - GlobeNewsWire (press release)

ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM v11 Receives CCHIT Certified(R) 2011 Comprehensive ...GlobeNewsWire (press release)The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a section of the ARRA act, allocates $19.2 billion dollars for distribution ...and more »

Strong makes transition from paper to electronic records - Campus Times

Strong makes transition from paper to electronic recordsCampus TimesNationally, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) involves a $20 billion investment in health information ...

EHNAC Releases Legislative Crosswalks for 2009 and 2010 Accreditation Programs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

FARMINGTON, Conn.----The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission , a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, today released legislative crosswalk matrices for 2009 and 2010 EHNAC program criteria.

\'Getting Technical on the HITECH Act\' Newly Released by Scott G. Price, CPA, CISA, CIA, Director, A-lign CPAS (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was issued on August 24, 2009 and took effect on September 23, 2009. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged that it will take considerable effort for health plans to become compliant with the new requirements.

ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM v11 Receives CCHIT Certified(R) 2011 Comprehensive Certification (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- ABEL Medical Software Inc. announces that ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM v11 is the first electronic health record product to achieve CCHIT Certified 2011 Comprehensive certification.

HIPAA and Hurricanes: HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations

Once again we are in the midst of hurricane season.  I thought this would be a good time to review a few points about HIPAA and natural disasters – always helpful reminders, since “the big one” could be here soon (earthquake, tornado or hurricane…you just never know).\nWhen hurricane Katrina struck the US, time was of [...]

New HIPAA/HITECH “Surveillance Program” by Doctations just released…

There’s a new solution on the market to make HIPAA and HITECH compliance faster and easier, and the real draw is that it makes it easier for physicians to qualify for the stimulus incentives and bonuses from the ARRA, PQRI and E-Prescribing initiatives.  In a business wire issued on October 22nd Reuters highlights the new [...]

TOP 10 HOT HIPAA JOBS

Once again we’ve brought you the best of the best.  From Monster.com, SimplyHired.com, MedicalWorkers.com and Dice.com, here are the top 10 HIPAA jobs as of October 29, 2009 nationwide.\n \n1. Chief Privacy Administrator\n2. HIPAA Specialist \n3. HIPAA Business Analyst\n4. Corporate HIPAA Compliance Manager \n5. EDI Lead Developer \n6. HIPAA [...]

'Getting Technical on the HITECH Act' Newly Released by Scott G. Price, CPA, CISA, CIA, Director, A-lign CPAS (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was issued on August 24, 2009 and took effect on September 23, 2009. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged that it will take considerable effort for health plans to become compliant with the new requirements.
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