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- Health Plan Supports Growth, Controls Costs, and Reduces Complexities With Licensing Plan
- With recent growth, Molina Healthcare wanted to use its existing technology assets and apply them to key business processes in order to drive down administrative costs and simplify customer interactions. Molina chose a cost-effective licensing program, the Microsoft Enrollment for Application Platform EAP for Enterprise Agreements. Molina is controlling costs...
- Tags: Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Molina Healthcare, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Operational Planning, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations
- Case studies 2009-10-23
- HIPAA Security Provisions: Is Your Network Ready for a Physical?
- The security-focused Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA federal regulation became effective April 2005, requiring many companies to review the health of their systems that create, receive, transmit or maintain health information. If your company is subject to HIPAA, is it prepared to meet the requirements of the Security...
- Tags: Network, Health Care, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-10-01
- Prescription for HIPAA Compliance: Is Your Organization HIPAA Healthy?
- The effects of a data breach in the healthcare industry are far reaching as patients and clients lose more than personal identification information (names, addresses, social security numbers), but also sensitive and private medical information (medical conditions, medication information, treatments) that is fodder for identity theft, medical billing fraud and...
- Tags: Medical Billing, Health Care, HIPAA Compliance, Utimaco, Healthcare, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Regulatory Compliance, Social Security, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Webcasts 2009-09-22
- Reducing the Cost of Defensive Medicine Using the Internet
- Defensive medicine consists of providing medical services that are not expected to benefit the patient, but minimize the risk of subsequent lawsuits. In that context, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIPAA rightly makes a virtue of privacy, but it can also bring about a financial burden...
- Tags: Medicine, AdriaComm, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Internet, Regulations, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-09-16
- DbProtect and HIPAA Compliance
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, passed by Congress in 1996, is designed to safeguard all forms of personal health information PHI to include patient identities, medical records, and health insurance information. By defending the patients' rights to have their health information kept private and provide control over...
- Tags: Personal Health Information, Health Care, HIPAA Compliance, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Regulations, Government, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-08-01
- "New HIPAA" Poses Important Challenges for Business Associates
- The new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA privacy and security requirements, imposed by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act the HITECH Act will have a significant impact on the privacy and security of health care information and on the compliance obligations for affected health...
- Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Hipaa, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Scenario Testing Approach for Trading Systems
- The new Market regulations have brought major alteration to the structure of the equities markets throughout Europe. As a result, there are many new private exchanges evolving to compete with the established exchanges. Hence, to stay competent exchanges built technologically and functionally robust trading systems. Generally trading systems are functionally...
- Tags: Exchange, AppLabs, Regulations, Investment, Financial Services, Benefits, Government, Finance, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-05-12
- Sun showing NHIN work at HIMSS
- Sun's role covered the software, NHIN-Connect, which includes its GlassFish open source application platform, the Java Composite Application Platform Suite CAPS SOA Platform, and the Sun Java Identity Management suite. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Government, Vertical Industries, Hipaa, Social Security, Benefits, Healthcare, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Regulations, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Panda Security Helps Haven Health With Its Network Security in Accordance With the HIPAA Law
- James Duke was tired of the constant manual work involved in protecting the corporate network. As IT supervisor of Haven Health, leader in health services that provides patient-oriented home and hospital care and that is based in Long Beach California, needed a centralized solution that could generate reports and could...
- Tags: Security, Network, Network Security, Health Care, Panda Security, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies 2009-03-10
- The Tripwire HIPAA Solution: Meeting the Security Standards Set Forth in Section 164
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, was enacted to safeguard Protected Health Information PHI by mandating procedures and controls to assure the public that critical and private information is controlled from loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability. With few exceptions, an organization is subject to...
- Tags: Security, Health Care, Security Standard, Tripwire, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-03-07
- Endpoint Security Considerations for Achieving HIPAA Compliance
- The new number-one priority for America is to improve the efficiency of the nation's healthcare system-especially in the information technology arena. Experts say rising health costs are the main cause of long-term national budget problems, and that computerization of health records will drive down costs. Computerization will also bring an...
- Tags: Security, Health Care, HIPAA Compliance, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2009-02-10
- HIPAA Compliant Secure File Transfer for Healthcare
- The attendee of this webcast will hear how a leading Midwest healthcare organization uses secure file transfer to speed diagnosis and save lives.
- Tags: Health Care, Accellion, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Webcasts 2009-01-01
- Community Health: Compliant Reporting and Transfer of Information From a Legacy Database
- CHNCT works with several thousand healthcare providers, all of which must be provided with confidential information on a regular basis. This information includes patient data, medical claims data, and authorization and referral data. Because Crystal Reports does not incorporate the ability to encrypt those reports, HIPAA regulations prevent CHNCT from...
- Tags: Database, DataMotion, Health Care, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies 2008-12-20
- Healthcare: How to Disappoint Your HIPAA Auditors and Gain the Respect of Your Board of Directors (not Necessarily in That Order)
- With HIPAA audits now randomized, one must be prepared for them every day. And with state regulations requiring compliancebreach reporting, one must become their own auditor. HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the 1996 federal regulation that mandated healthdata privacy. This regulation requires compliance by all insurers...
- Tags: DataMotion, Board, Health Care, Board Of Directors, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2008-10-31
- How to disappoint your HIPAA auditors and gain the respect of your board of directors (Not necessarily in that order)
- With HIPAA audits now randomized, you must be prepared for them every day. And with state regulations requiring compliance-breach reporting, you must become your own auditor. This regulation requires compliance by all insurers and health care providers, including physician's offices, hospitals, health plans, employers, public health authorities, life insurers,...
- Tags: Public Health, Board, Health Care, Board Of Directors, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-08-19
- Achieving a Clean Bill of Health in HIPAA Compliance With Check Point Solutions
- Healthcare organizations face both opportunities and challenges from today's complex, interconnected environment in which electronic information is collected and exchanged at an ever-increasing rate. While electronic information exchange has the potential to deliver profound benefits, it also increases the exposure of sensitive information. Adding to the challenge are new technologies...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Health Care Company, Health Care, HIPAA Compliance, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2008-06-18
- Dignan's Memo: Evaluating Google Health
- Google Health launched on May 19. ZDNet's Larry Dignan likes the idea of an online medical records system but says that Google Health's privacy policy is not regulated by HIPAA, which is a cause for concern.
- Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, Dignan, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Hipaa, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Regulations, Government, Fill In
- Videos 2008-05-26
- RSnake picks on Google Health... yes, Google wants your medical records, too!
- Interesting article from Robert "RSnake" Hansen yesterday on one of Google's new innovations, the Google Health application. Yeah, imagine that, Google wants to own the content of your medical records, too! You'd think that Google would want to avoid this due to HIPPA complications, as this is a true example of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, Medical Record, RSnake, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Regulations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- MedicAlert Expands Service and Protects Critical Data for Members Worldwide
- For fifty years, MedicAlert has helped save lives by providing emergency responders and healthcare practitioners. However, with the rise of HIPAA mandates and other standards from similar global regulatory bodies, MedicAlert decided it could no longer preserve that privacy with limited homegrown security technology. In order to provide extended member...
- Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., MedicAlert, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Regulations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-05-07
- HIPAA Compliance and the Online Backup Manager Service
- HIPAA applies to any health care providers, health plans and clearinghouses (collectively "Covered Entities") that electronically maintain or transmit health information pertaining to individuals. Covered Entities must have appropriate measures that address the physical, technical and administrative components of patient data privacy. With the exception of small health plans, all...
- Tags: Patient, Online Backup, Backup, Health Care Company, Health Care, HIPAA Compliance, Data Ready Technologies, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Hipaa, Human Resources, Regulations, Government
- White papers 2008-04-01
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