Keeping the Pediatric PHI Secure: Using the Security Risk Assessment Tool Keeping the Pediatric PHI Secure: Using the Security Risk Assessment Tool Nye Day 11/16/2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 1 3036 Cisco Webex Meetings Join Webex this Wednesday, November 16 at 1:00pm ET for a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool webinar. This webinar will discuss the importance and unique considerations for cyberthreats in pediatric health care settings, followed by a SRA Tool walkthrough. The webinar will be recorded and made available after the event. Questions can be directed to can be directed to COCIT@aap.org. Read more
Cybersecurity CIO Roundtable Cybersecurity CIO Roundtable Jodie Albert 11/4/2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 10335 Session 1: Strategic Investments in Cybersecurity for Health Centers in 2021 and Beyond This two session roundtable series brought together CIOs, CISOs, and other IT leadership from health centers to discuss strategic investments in cybersecurity, including those that can leverage recent ARP funding but sustain beyond the coming years. Participants had the opportunity to connect with each other and subject matter experts about implementation, considerations, and the future of cybersecurity and data protection in health centers. Read more
Cybersecurity CIO Roundtable Cybersecurity CIO Roundtable Jodie Albert 11/18/2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 0 7889 Session 2: Strategic Investments in Cybersecurity for Health Centers in 2021 and Beyond This two session roundtable series brought together CIOs, CISOs, and other IT leadership from health centers to discuss strategic investments in cybersecurity, including those that can leverage recent ARP funding but sustain beyond the coming years. Participants had the opportunity to connect with each other and subject matter experts about implementation, considerations, and the future of cybersecurity and data protection in health centers. Read more
Health Center Information Blocking Avenger Health Center Information Blocking Avenger HITEQ Center Tuesday, April 13, 2021 0 17945 A HITEQ Center Training Badge In March 2019, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a Proposed Rule, 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program. ONC released a final rule in March 2020, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2020. The Final Rule on Information Blocking prohibits actors from blocking the exchange of electronic health information and seeks to increase the ease and choices available... Read more
SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 Revised Rule SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 Revised Rule Molly Rafferty 1/19/2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 26671 HITEQ Highlights Webinar New guidelines from SAMHSA released in July 2020 are designed to improve coordination of care for patients in treatment for substance disorder, while protecting confidentiality against unauthorized disclosure and use of patient information. View this HITEQ webinar on changes to SAMHSA’s 42 CFR Part 2 rule (Part 2) which protects individuals receiving substance use disorder treatment by defining privacy and security requirements for written, electronic and verbal information. This... Read more
Telehealth Policy during Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Pandemic Telehealth Policy during Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Pandemic HITEQ Center Wednesday, April 22, 2020 0 37692 Updated 11/16/2020 with NIST Guidance on Securing the Telehealth Remote Monitoring Ecosystem We are adding additional telehealth policy information relevant to coronavirus/ COVID-19 pandemic as it impacts health centers as it becomes available. Read more
OCR COVID-19 Webinar OCR COVID-19 Webinar Alyssa Carlisle 4/24/2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 14706 The United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is holding a free Webinar for health information technology (HIT) stakeholders on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy and security issues related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic. Read more
Using non-traditional technology for telehealth during COVID-19 Pandemic Using non-traditional technology for telehealth during COVID-19 Pandemic HITEQ Center Thursday, March 26, 2020 0 32048 Issue Brief for implementing commercial applications for telehealth consistent with March 2020 OCR Guidance HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the entity responsible for enforcing regulations under HIPAA, stated, effective immediately, it will exercise enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for HIPAA violations against covered healthcare providers if patients are served on a good faith basis during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. Find out what this means in implementation by accessing this issue brief. Read more
I Provide SUD Services in an FQHC: Does Part 2 Apply to Me? I Provide SUD Services in an FQHC: Does Part 2 Apply to Me? HITEQ Center Sunday, February 16, 2020 0 26968 A Decision Tree from the Legal Action Center This decision tree, developed through funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) helps organizations determine if Part 2 of CFR 42 applies to them. It should be noted that FQHCs will always be designated as “federally assisted” due to certified status as Medicaid providers and/or federal funding. Read more
Behavioral Health Consent Management Behavioral Health Consent Management HITEQ Center Sunday, February 16, 2020 0 18632 From the Office of the National Coordinator The timely exchange of health information between behavioral health providers and physical health providers to support care coordination is a critical element of the National Quality Strategy and health reform efforts. However, privacy and confidentiality concerns are currently limiting the inclusion of behavioral health data in electronic health information exchange efforts. Read more
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