NACHC: Regulatory Affairs Office Hours: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen Cybersecurity for ePHI
NACHC: Regulatory Affairs Office Hours: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen Cybersecurity for ePHI
Join the Regulatory Affairs Team on February 12, 2025, from 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET as we review the recently released HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information.
The Health Center CIO’s Guide to HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging
The Health Center CIO’s Guide to HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging
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 managers to understand in making organizational decisions for these types of tools.
Online Reputation Management for Health Centers
Online Reputation Management for Health Centers
A Health Center’s online reputation plays an ever-growing role in client satisfaction, as 6 out of 10 patients use online patient reviews before selecting a physician. This webinar and related handouts recommend three specific steps to managing your reputation online to improve patient engagement.
HITEQ Health App Decision Tree
HITEQ Health App Decision Tree
There are thousands of consumer health applications (health apps), which run on smartphones, watches, tablets, and other mobile devices. These Health Apps are available for download for general consumers, patients, and healthcare professionals. Currently, there is no governmental agency that provides certification or guidance on health apps, although there are several projects from organizations such as HL7, the FDA, ONC, and OCR that are working to provide guidance. User discrepancy in terms of the validity and safety of the health apps they choose to use are primarily based on ratings or recommendations. This guide seeks to provide a health app decision tree that can assist medical professionals and consumers in making wise choices when using health apps.
Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response
Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response
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, while allowing important health care communications to occur. These pages address the release of protected health information for planning or response activities in emergency situations. In addition, please view the Civil Rights Emergency Preparedness page to learn how nondiscrimination laws apply during an emergency.