The Lowdown on HITECH Breach Notification Requirements
- Date: 20 April 2010
- Author: broyer
- Category: News, compliance
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinic Health Act (HITECH) provides a far more stringent class of HIPAA-class regulations, particularly in the context of data breach requirements. It also contains a number of provisions that merit, according to this article by Denise Web, careful consideration and negotiation by the parties as to the most appropriate way of implementing the requirements.
The article presents a detailed overview of the twists and turns associated with HITECH compliance. It also superbly lays out the foundation for mapping business processes to prevent patient information data leaks and what happens, in terms of notification, when those circumstances occur.
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