HITECH and HIPAA both seek to protect electronic health records (EHRs). HITECH strengthens HIPAA by encouraging the use of EHRs and improving privacy and security safeguards. To maintain compliance and protect patient information, a Medical Assistant must ensure patient data confidentiality, adhere to proper EHR protocols, and stay up to date on regulatory changes.
CASE 3-14 •Decision on System Replacement Island Palms General Hospital has an existing admission discharge transfer (ADT)/MPI system that was implemented 20 years ago. It was developed in-house. By n
CASE 3-14 •Decision on System Replacement Island Palms General Hospital has an existing admission discharge transfer (ADT)/MPI system that was implemented 20 years ago. It was developed in-house. By now, all of the original programmers have resigned or retired. It is cumbersome to manage and to update to meet the