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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
HIPAA
According to one website,
"HIPAA, which stands for the American Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a set of rules to be followed by doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. HIPAA took effect on April 14, 2006. HIPAA helps ensure that all medical records, medical billing, and patient accounts meet certain consistent standards with regard to documentation, handling and privacy".
With the switch to e-health, paper charting is becoming a thing of the past. So now, with the new wave of technology, how can we as providers ensure the privacy of our patients and their information?
We can ensure that the transmission of patient information is done over s secure netowork. We can verify addresses on the web before emails are sent that contain patient information. We can also make sure that our login and passwords are kept confidential, and are not shared with anyone else.
For more information on HIPAA rules and guidelines, log on to:
http://www.hipaa-guide.com/
"HIPAA, which stands for the American Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a set of rules to be followed by doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. HIPAA took effect on April 14, 2006. HIPAA helps ensure that all medical records, medical billing, and patient accounts meet certain consistent standards with regard to documentation, handling and privacy".
With the switch to e-health, paper charting is becoming a thing of the past. So now, with the new wave of technology, how can we as providers ensure the privacy of our patients and their information?
We can ensure that the transmission of patient information is done over s secure netowork. We can verify addresses on the web before emails are sent that contain patient information. We can also make sure that our login and passwords are kept confidential, and are not shared with anyone else.
For more information on HIPAA rules and guidelines, log on to:
http://www.hipaa-guide.com/
Ethics of technology and patient privacy
Hello Everyone! For my first blog post, I would like to start with this one question:
Is the use of technology impairing the privacy of our patients?
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