Data Storyteller

This session shifts the focus to frontline decision-making—how individual providers handle sensitive documentation, access, and legal exceptions in the EHR.

This session explores the broader regulatory environment—what’s in effect, what’s changing, and how policies like the HIPAA Security Rule, AI executive actions, and cybersecurity enforcement intersect.

This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking Rule.  

Since 2010, the healthcare industry has seen a remarkable increase in the use of technology in the administration and delivery in healthcare. This has led to a mass migration of data from paper charts and isolated systems to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and interconnected systems that transmit patient health and financial information across trusted and untrusted networks. While this has been a boon for the industry in its ability to provide timely information to those who need it the most, this transition has introduced a great deal of risk to the confidentiality and integrity of the information. Coupled with the fact that the information can be quickly monetized by criminals through insurance fraud and identity theft, the ecosystem is target-rich.

Fact Sheet outlining a three-step process to make sure you’re in compliance with HIPAA and if not, the steps that can be taken to make sure you are. This fact sheet also includes questions to ask potential business associates and things to keep in mind in case there is a breach.