Encrypting Data to Meet HIPAA Compliance

Let’s look at how data encryption applies to protected health information (PHI), which in a very basic sense means EHR/EMR (electronic health/medical records). Clearly it’s crucial that this type of data be kept under digital “lock and key” due to its profoundly...

Value Based Purchasing (VBP) for Hospitals

One of the biggest legal changes to the United States health care system that will have a major impact on healthcare providers is the Federal Government’s new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. The majority of this post was taken from the Revenue Cycle...