| Subject: | HITECH ACT and Joint Commission Accreditation Surveys |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 11:00 am |
| The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Several provisions of the Act strengthen the civil and criminal enforcement of the HIPAA privacy rules. Specifically, HIPPA regulations were expanded to include mandatory notification of data breaches, increased enforcement and penalties for HIPAA violations and expanded patient rights. The Joint Commission is a business... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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