Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity A Case Study of the Family Health Center of Worcester’s Ransomware Incident, February 2024 Wednesday, February 21, 2024 0 209 The use of ransomware — malicious software that restricts access to computer systems with financial demands — has escalated, targeting health centers and putting countless lives at risk. This dire reality came to the forefront during... Read more
Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps, 2022 Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps, 2022 ONC Data Brief | October 2023 Tuesday, October 24, 2023 0 909 Patient use of their health information accessible to them through online tools (e.g., patient portals and smartphone apps) can help empower them... Read more
Information Blocking Rule Requirements for Part 2 Data in Patient... Information Blocking Rule Requirements for Part 2 Data in Patient... Considerations for Entities that Maintain Part 2-Protected Data Monday, October 16, 2023 0 1065 CoE-PHI resource that describes the Information Blocking Rule and explains that it does not preempt stricter privacy laws and... Read more
Navigating Compliance Challenges with the Information Blocking... Navigating Compliance Challenges with the Information Blocking... HITEQ Center and Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, September 2023 Monday, September 25, 2023 0 3498 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking... Read more
Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information... Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information... HITEQ Center, September 2023 Wednesday, September 6, 2023 0 3478 This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking... Read more
A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers For health centers with limited resources, developed in June 2023 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 0 2325 In an increasingly connected healthcare landscape, health centers face a dual challenge: the rising tide of cyber threats and the... Read more
FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the... FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the... July 2023 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 0 4452 Many healthcare providers, including health centers, are concerned about reconciling the need to protect patient privacy under... Read more
Patient Portals & Right of Access: Compliance with the Information... Patient Portals & Right of Access: Compliance with the Information... HITEQ Webinar in June 2023 6/22/2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM 0 3999 There are many questions about patient portals and the related requirements under the Information Blocking Rule. In this session,... Read more
Keeping the Pediatric PHI Secure: Using the Security Risk Assessment Tool Keeping the Pediatric PHI Secure: Using the Security Risk Assessment Tool
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Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Friday, April 6, 2018 0 43988 Is it acceptable/recommended for health centers to adopt the new password policy guidelines under NIST Special Publication 800-63B and will that still uphold the HIPAA security rule? This question had been posed to the HITEQ... Read more
The Health Center CIO’s Guide to HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging The Health Center CIO’s Guide to HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging Wednesday, February 28, 2018 0 73984 This slide deck provides health centers with information and a presentation template overview of the HIPAA and electronic PHI risks related to texting and messaging that are important for health center leadership and IT... Read more
Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response Tuesday, September 26, 2017 0 35193 From the OCR: The Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information from unauthorized or impermissible uses and disclosures. The Rule is carefully designed to protect the privacy of health information,... Read more
Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared Emergency Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared Emergency Tuesday, August 29, 2017 0 37679 From the OCR: Severe disasters – such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria – impose additional challenges on health care providers. Often questions arise about the ability of entities covered by the HIPAA... Read more