Protected Health Information Data Breaches

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Affecting 500 or More Individuals

[By Staff Reporters]

As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals.

The following breaches have been reported to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS].

Full Report

This link was sent in by our own investigative reporter Darrell K. Pruitt, DDS.

Link: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/postedbreaches.html

Assessment

Shall we await a response from Kathleen Sebelius, who was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on April 28, 2009?

Currently, she leads the principal agency charged with keeping Americans healthy, ensuring they get the health care they need, and providing children, families, and seniors with the essential human services they depend on. She also oversees one of the largest civilian departments in the federal government, with nearly 80,000 employees.

Conclusion

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Dr. Mark Leavitt says “Trust me”

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

On eMRs – Just Go for IT

By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS

Neil Versel, a frequent contributor to FierceEMR, posted an article titled “CCHIT’s Leavitt: Don’t wait for final rules to proceed with EHR.”

http://www.fierceemr.com/story/cchits-leavitt-dont-wait-final-rules-proceed-ehr/2010-02-18#comment-778

Half-Baked Ideas 

Even though many states are spending eHR stimulus bucks as fast as they can on half-baked, expensive ideas that enrich HIT stakeholders, most physicians and most all dentists are delaying investing tens of thousands of dollars in HIT fantasy until HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gets her act together. Sebelius is in way over her head. She hasn’t even settled on the definition of “meaningful use” for crying out loud.

Soon to Be Former CCHIT Leader 

Foot-dragging upsets the soon to be former head of CCHIT Dr. Mark Leavitt. He says doctors should put caution aside and just go for it.

“We believe that it’s risky for providers to wait until all the federal rules are final. If you wait to purchase an eHR until the rules are final and the accreditation process for certifying bodies is complete, I will put my reputation on the line and say that you will not achieve meaningful use in 2011.”

Assessment 

So, Dr. Leavitt, even as you are no longer wanted at CCHIT and are leaving in less than six weeks, you promise American doctors that your reputation is like (stimulus) money in the bank. Will you co-sign loan agreements? Talk is cheap, Dude.

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