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The practice was formed by nationally-known and widely-respected information technology attorney John R. Christiansen after many years in large, national law and consulting firm practice, to provide service more directly, flexibly and creatively.
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Posted on September 17, 2012
Mobile Devices and HIPAA Penalties: Lessons from the First Targeted Enforcement Action
Well, that’s timely. I had just posted a HIPAA Mobile Devices Policy when I received notification of a HIPAA civil monetary penalties settlement involving, you guessed it, mobile devices. (They call them “portable devices,” same diff.) Sometimes the stars align . . . Anyway, according to the press release from the DHHS Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) […]
Posted on September 17, 2012
HIPAA Mobile Devices Policy – Open Source
Mobile devices – smartphones and their relatives – are becoming ubiquitous in healthcare. Mobile device-powered healthcare, or “mhealth,” really does hold promise of improving care and some administration and other services, I think. (Don’t ask me about ROI, though; after all this time I refuse to have an opinion on the ROI of any HIT.) Anyway, I learned a […]
Posted on September 11, 2012
HITECH Megarule Planning Tips
As of this post, we still don’t know the status of the HITECH Megarule. Publication was most recently scheduled for June 22, but on June 26 the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB) announced an extension of its review period for the regulations, for an unspecified period. (OMB review is mandatory before final publication.) OMB review can […]
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