NEW FEATURE! Special Report: Practice Management Systems
Physicians Practice About UsFor Press For HospitalsFor Advertisers
ArticlesToolsQ&ABuyers Guidecareer
 
 
 
-- Advertisement --
 

Need More Help?
Ask an Expert.

Business Resources  
Billing & Collections  
Career Development  
Coding  
Finance  
Human Resources  
Legal  
Operations  
Strategy  
Technology  
   
 
   
 
   
      -- Advertisement --
White Papers
 
How PayerView is Changing the Way Providers and Payers Work Together - Athenahealth
 
View All
 
   
-- Advertisement --
Practice management software for medical practices from Sage Software.
   
   

  Try our "Virtual Buyers Guide!"
  -flip through the pages!
  -search by keyword!
  -download to your desktop!
  -forward to a colleague!
       
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
Technology: Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
Five easy steps to total tech security
By Robert Anthony

Your practice has implemented an EMR, and the software vendor has made it compatible with your practice management system. Maybe you even submit claims and receive lab results and EOBs electronically. And why shouldn’t you? It’s fast, easy, and automated.

It can also be dangerous.

In the rush to move practices into the 21st century, security is sometimes the first casualty. Every practice wants the electronic tools that will make it the most efficient, but — let’s be honest — most practice administrators and physicians don’t know much more about computers than how to plug them in.

“As more and more of us convert to the electronic environment, we’re really entering some unknown territory,” says Susan Miller, administrator for Family Practice Associates of Lexington, Ky. Miller, whose practice has been using electronic management tools since 1999, knows just how daunting a task Internet and computer security can be, but she also knows how important it is.

Under HIPAA regulations, every practice must take steps to protect the confidentiality of electronic patient information. Failure to take those steps not only exposes your patients to risk and potential fraud, but it can also result in some pretty steep penalties: Civil penalties for noncompliance can cost you $100 per violation (that’s per patient record!), or up to $25,000 per year; criminal penalties could cost you as much as $250,000 and ten years in prison! Continued...
 
 
To view the rest of this article, please answer the questions below.
 
Please take a moment to tell us a little about yourself. It's free and doing so gives you complete access to our website, including all Articles, Q&A, and Tools!
Primary Office Zip Code: *  
Job Title: *  
Specialty: *  
   
* all fields required
 
   
We'll ask for this information only once, so we can gauge who our users are and what tools and information they need. It cannot be traced to you, nor will it be used for sales purposes.
 
     
 
Home | Contact Us | Site Map | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Change Zip Code
CancerNetwork | ConsultantLive | Diagnostic Imaging | Psychiatric Times
 SearchMedica

Copyright © 2008 CMPMedica LLC, a United Business Media company.