Health Insurance Marketplace opens for enrollment on October 1
A Simpler Way to Apply for Health Care By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Posted April 30, 2013 Today, we take one more step toward meeting the promise of helping millions of Americans access quality, affordable health coverage. We have finalized the application you can complete later this year to learn what [...]
New HIPPA Law Has Teeth
article by Diana Manos, Senior Editor New HIPAA rule will bring more enforcement action, expert says The HIPAA Privacy and Security final rule — also known as the HIPAA Omnibus Rule — became effective March 26. One expert predicts enforcers will have a heyday with expanded ability to crack down on providers and their business [...]
Dentrix Software and HIPPA Privacy
(article source http://www.dentrix.com/support/5010.aspx) Henry Schein Practice Solutions (HSPS) has reviewed the HIPAA privacy, security and electronic data interchange regulations and continues to evaluate related additional legal requirements to ensure timely compliance of HSPS’s systems and procedures with applicable HIPAA requirements, including those added as a result of the HITECH Act enacted in 2009. Additionally, we [...]
Texas Health IT Compliance
Introducing Texas Health IT Compliance With the fast changing laws that have passed over the last few years regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, The Brass Effect has expanded operations and our compliance organization is Texas Health IT Compliance. Texas Health IT Compliance will focus on helping organizations become compliant under the new [...]
Warning issued by feds on Java security
By Tal Kopan The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is recommending that Internet users disable Java in their Web browsers after pinpointing vulnerability in the Oracle software. According to a Thursday afternoon post on the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s website, Java 7 Update 10 and earlier could allow a remote user to “execute arbitrary [...]
Living With Doubt (& Douters) article by Meg Cadoux Hirshberg
Living With Doubt (& Doubters) Are we there yet? Are we there yet? It’s tough to stay confident when your spouse loses faith in your business. Esther Pearl Watson Someone should develop a kind of general anesthesia for spouses of entrepreneurs. They could descend into merciful oblivion during the excruciating company-building process and regain consciousness [...]
Apple Win’s Big Over Samsung
Apple’s $1 Billion Verdict May Lead To Samsung Sales Ban By Joel Rosenblatt - Aug 25, 2012 2:35 PM CT Apple Inc. (AAPL) won more than $1 billion after a jury found Samsung Electronics Co. infringed six of seven patents for its mobile devices in a verdict that may lead to a ban on U.S. sales of [...]