Personal Health Records

The patient experience has become a top concern for practices as it affects physician online ratings, practice reputation, and patient acquisition and retention.

Existing medical documentation, particularly EHRs, needs to support physicians - not stymie them - as the industry transitions to value-based care.

The law requires patients have access to their medical records in a timely fashion and at a nominal fee. Is your practice in a position to comply?

Unfortunately, it only really works for children.  

Parsing out the various terms used in relation to a patient’s health record can be daunting. Here’s a primer to make the process less intimidating

A trend to watch: Last year, two states made significant changes to laws related to personally identifiable information and protected health information.

Blockchain is one of the hottest words in cybersecurity. Best to know what it is.

Regardless of the level of technology available, paper still matters in healthcare.

Healthcare data is a huge target for hackers. If a practice is reactionary, all of their hard work could be at risk.

Here are some of the important legal areas to keep an eye on in health care during 2018.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is something many patients struggle with during the holidays, Kris Kringle included.

This year's HIPAA settlements ran the monetary gamut and included the first ever fine levied due to untimely breach reporting. Here's an overview.

Natural disasters can often lead to data breach, here's what you need to know to prevent a breach at your practice.

Activity trackers can provide users with statistics on how active they have been, but the devices are too unreliable to help a physician in an exam room.

This physician has a clever way to ensure nobody can gain access to the files on his computer.

Physician ponders why healthcare doesn't adopt technology and processes that other industries use on a daily basis.

A lot can be learned from recent HIPAA violations, including how to avoid them at your practice.

Healthcare organizations are perfect candidates for cyber-attacks, practices need to step-up and meet protection challenges.

Also in this week's Practice Notes: President Trump launches opioid epidemic committee, while proposing budget cuts to mental health services.

Healthcare cyberattacks can put your patients and medical practice at risk. The good news is there are both high-tech and no-tech means to be safe.

New guidance from HHS’ Office of Civil Rights has not only clarified patients’ rights to request a medical record, but also what practices can charge.

Providing your patients with useful clinical summaries to meet meaningful-use requirements might be trickier than you expect.

The Stage 2 rules of meaningful use call for a security risk analysis of your practice. Here are some common sources of data loss to examine.