January 29, 2016
Patient health data referred to as Protected Health Information (PHI) under US law is the prime responsibility of healthcare providers. Under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), the healthcare providers are legally bound to protect the patient data in a way that meets the guidelines set by HIPAA […]
January 21, 2016
2015 witnessed numerous healthcare trends that redefined the industry and opened newer avenues to patient engagement. While it is yet to see what changes 2016 will bring to healthcare, it would not be wrong to say that healthcare analytics will still remain one of the primacy focus. Although with digital […]
January 13, 2016
Here we are back again with next part of our series on HIPAA Security Rule. Today we will talk about Physical Safeguards which primarily deals with the physical access to Protected Health Information (PHI). All the PHI gathered electronically or on paper must be housed in some physical location. Physical […]
January 6, 2016
Continuing our HIPAA series, we are back with HIPAA compliance: Administrative safeguards. While HIPAA Technical Safeguards deals primarily protecting electronic protected health information, administrative safeguards sets the foundations to implement HIPAA policies. Administrative safeguards covers half of the HIPAA security requirements and includes but not limited to risk management and […]
December 24, 2015
PHI, ePHI, Privacy, Security, HIPAA Security rules, HITECH act – struggling to grasp these terms and how these apply to you? You are not alone… Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA) lays out sets of rules and guidelines that every covered entity and their business associate must follow to protect […]
December 16, 2015
As the healthcare sector goes through a massive shift to “value based care”, digital health is enabling breadth of companies to innovate and deliver solutions to fundamentally change the way we receive primary, preventive and personalized care. From mHealth applications to personal diagnostics products, health startups solutions are changing the way […]