GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter (November/December 2009)
Posted by Jason Greis on December 16, 2009 under eNewsletter | 
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This issue of the GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter contains articles and information on: Read More...
LTACHs Should Revise All HIPAA Business Associate Agreements by February 17, 2010
Posted by Jason Greis on December 6, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
Covered entities (i.e. LTACHs and other healthcare providers), and the business associates that assist them with the performance of functions and activities that involve access to protected health information (“PHI”), are now subject to much greater regulation of their information security practices as a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”). The HITECH Act was included as Title XIII of the Federal economic stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), and represents the most expansive modification to the Federal privacy and security rules for health-related businesses since the 1996 enactment of HIPAA. Read More...
Federal Stimulus Bill Significantly Expands the Scope of HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Requirements
Posted by Jason Greis on February 24, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”), commonly referred to as the federal stimulus bill. The ARRA contains several provisions — intended to promote the use of health information technology — that would significantly expand the scope of the privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). These changes, summarized below, include: Read More...
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