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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention. HITECH Act (2009): The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act incentivized the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and increased penalties for data breaches.

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Top Security Certifications Required for Data Protection

HIT Consultant

PCI DSS – The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that helps organizations protect their payment systems from data breaches, fraud, and theft of cardholder data.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

Then, in 2009, as part of the Recovery Act, Congress passed the HITECH Act, one title of which is a statute that amended the HIPAA regulations — regulations that were drafted in the absence of a specific statute. . (“Encouraging information-sharing for treatment and care coordination” — part of the sprint).

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

Then, in 2009, as part of the Recovery Act, Congress passed the HITECH Act, one title of which is a statute that amended the HIPAA regulations — regulations that were drafted in the absence of a specific statute. . (“Encouraging information-sharing for treatment and care coordination” — part of the sprint).

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