HHS issues rule on EHR breach notification
Diana Manos, Senior Editor
The Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations Wednesday requiring healthcare providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify patients if their electronic health information has been breached.
The regulations are mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on September 21st, 2009 | No Comments »