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HHS launches new efforts against medical fraud, identity theft
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 No commentsThe Dept. of Health and Human Services on Oct. 15 released a new tip sheet aimed at helping Medicare beneficiaries deter and detect medical identity theft, as well as health care fraud.
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Feds crack down on medical ID theft and Medicare fraud
Posted on October 15th, 2009 No commentsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West are urging seniors to take steps to avoid medical identification theft and Medicare fraud.
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HHS secretary speaks to power of healthcare IT in rural communities
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report Thursday on how information technology can improve healthcare for Americans living in rural communities.
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Privacy Alert: New Health Care Data Breach Notification Rules Take Effect September 23
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsIn an effort to better protect the privacy of patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new data breach notification regulations that take effect September 23 requiring health care providers and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when…
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Health data breach notification rule starts Sept. 23
Posted on September 21st, 2009 No commentsA new Health and Human Services Department rule that requires health care organizations to notify patients when their data is disclosed without authorization goes into effect Sept. 23.
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HHS guts health-care breach notification law, groups warn
Posted on September 21st, 2009 No commentsPrivacy and civil rights advocates accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of trying to neuter a landmark data breach notification law for health care organizations that is scheduled to go into effect next week.
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Census Bureau Alert
Posted on September 18th, 2009 No commentsAlert: The Census Bureau does NOT conduct the 2010 Census via email or the Internet.
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HHS urged to rework data breach rule
Posted on September 18th, 2009 No commentsA member of the Health and Human Services Department’s health IT policy committee is urging the agency to revise what she argues is an overly broad and unreliable provision of an otherwise solid interim final rule on data breach …
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New Regulations Cover Health Care Information Data Breaches
Posted on August 26th, 2009 No commentsNews: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations requiring providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to notify individuals when their health information is breached.
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Dumped medical files exposes 623 patients names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and medical details
Posted on August 21st, 2009 No commentsPrompt Med data loss incident circa 2009-08-20
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