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HIPAA

Twitter – Tweeting the HIPAA Way

The increased use of the social media, especially Twitter, is a cause for concern for many people, keeping in the mind, the strict HIPAA compliance norms p

Feb 25, 2010
HIPAA

Employing E-learning to Achieve HIPAA Compliance

The busy schedule at the workplace makes it difficult for the healthcare professionals to attend training programs that educate about various HIPAA policie

Feb 23, 2010
HIPAA

Balancing Social Media with HIPAA

Social media is completely changing the way people communicate with each. The online networking platform that social media provides has made it quite easy

Feb 22, 2010
HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance in FTP Hosting

The HIPAA compliance laws make it mandatory for the covered health entities, like hospitals, clinics, billing and insurance companies, and their business a

Feb 22, 2010
HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance in Wireless Local Area Network

The rapid growth of communication technology and the need for connectivity during mobility has resulted in inclusion of Wireless Local Area networks in the

Feb 12, 2010
Joint Commission

Joint Commission: Ensuring Highest Pediatric Care Standards Through Safer Medication

Wrong drug administration or a drug mix up can cause serious harm to the health of the patient. The risk increases manifolds, if the patient happens to be

Feb 11, 2010
Joint Commission

Joint Commission: Enhancing Patient Safety through Better and Safer Management of Medication

Wrong medication is a worrisome issue that haunts the healthcare facilities around the world. Improper medication procedures lead to unsafe drug mix up or

Feb 10, 2010
Joint Commission

Joint Commission: Adopting the Right Approach to Eradicate Disruptive Behavior from the Health Care System

The Joint Commission has laid down rules and regulations to deal with disruptive behavior of the healthcare workers. The purpose is to control unprofession

Feb 1, 2010
HIPAA

HIPAA Security Standard: Selecting the Right E-mail Service.

Internet has taken a center stage in fulfilling the communication needs of the people. The speed, ease and wide reach it provides, makes it the most favore

Jan 26, 2010
HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance: Using Encryption for Safe and Secure Management of Patient Health information

The rapid rise in use of computer networks to process, store and exchange the patient health information has made it easy for the health providers to speed

Jan 16, 2010
Compliance Education

Security Awareness Training for Call Center Reps

Call centers often handle highly sensitive information for customers including financial data such as credit card details, Social Security numbers, and ban

Jan 15, 2010
OSHA

OSHA Compliance- Protects Workers from Mesothelioma

Asbestosis or Mesothelioma is a highly dangerous disease that causes cancerous growth in the lungs of the victims who are exposed to asbestos dust. Asbesto

Jan 12, 2010
HIPAA

HIPAA Security Compliance: Protects Confidential Patient Health Information

The stringent HIPAA security compliance norms make it mandatory for the all the entities like hospitals, insurance providers, payers, billing services, ins

Jan 9, 2010
HIPAA

Enhancing Computer Network Security to Achieve HIPAA Compliance

Secure Computer networks are intrinsic part of the HIPAA strategy to completely convert the national patent health records into an electronic format that c

Jan 5, 2010
Joint Commission

Joint Commission- Ensuring Highest Patient Safety Standards

Joint Commission is a non-profit and non government organization that provides accreditation to hospitals and healthcare organizations. The commission has

Jan 2, 2010
OSHA

OSHA Compliance- Ensuring Highest Safety Standards at Workplace

Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) works under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and oversees the safety of workers in their workpla

Dec 21, 2009
HIPAA

Understanding HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA , as it is popularly known was enacted in 1996 by Congress. It came into force on 1 July, 1997

Dec 21, 2009
OSHA

Understanding OSHA

OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The main objective of this Federal organization is to enforce rules and regulations related

Dec 21, 2009