BIM for Healthcare

If the suitability of BIM across various industries is assessed, it seems that the healthcare sector stands to gain the most from using better building technologies.



Six Tips to Secure your Laptop Data

As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the HHS must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals.



Permitted Use/Disclosure of PHI for Medical Treatment, Paying Bills, Healthcare Operations (Without Authorization)

Medical Treatment — the covered entity is entitled for using/disclosing PHI for treatment that is being conducted at his own establishment, the related payments and other complementar

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Understanding Permitted Use & Disclosure of PHI

The HIPAA Privacy Rule lays special emphasis on clearly defining and clarifying the various circumstances under which an individual’s Personal Health Information can be shared or disclosed by a covere

Healthcare Regulatory Bodies Endorse Economic Stimulus for EMR Adoption

Some healthcare professionals might still be apprehensive about the actual implementation of electronic health record technologies or its cause being supported in the American healthcare indu

Why PDF-centric Medical Record Retention Makes Sense?

The most impressionable aspect of incorporating the PDF system of saving and accessing an individual’s clinical information (medical records/ health records) is that it does not require time-consuming

A Comparative Overview of Medical Record Shredding (PHI) Disposal

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or the HIPAA has set the benchmarks concerning the proper disposal of medical records that have become redundant for a medical facility in t

Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (or HIPAA) was introduced by the federal government for ensuring greater protection of Personal Health Information (PHI).

Exploring the Practicality of PDF Healthcare

One unnecessarily-assumed problem that continues to make healthcare professionals avoid using PDF Healthcare tools is regarding the ease with which medical information can be saved or communicated in