January 2021 – Governance, Risk, & Compliance

HIPAA Simplified {Part 3 – HITECH Act, HIPAA Regulatory, Omnibus, Privacy, & Security Rule}

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Shobhit Mehta

The HITECH Act HITECH is an acronym for Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health. How is HITECH Act related to HIPAA? The HITECH Act is a part of an economic stimulus package introduced in 2009 during the Obama administration, the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) Act of 2009. The purpose of the HITECH…

HIPAA Simplified {Part 2 – Definitions & Lexicons}

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 by Shobhit Mehta

Authorization A Covered Entity (CE) is not allowed to share or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) for reasons other than those specifically allowed by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Privacy Rule covers allowable usage and disclosure of PHI including to whom the information can be disclosed and under what circumstances the information can be shared….