HIPAA

September 2011

VOLUME 7 ISSUE 5

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AccuShred Launches Pink Bin Program to "Shred Cancer"

How Banks are Aiding and Abetting Identity Theft

A HIPAA Bust Waiting to Happen

E-Waste Bill Gains Broad Support

McAndrew Explains HIPAA Audits

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HIPAA

A HIPAA Bust Waiting to Happen
Pharmacist Offers Insight into HIPAA and the Local Pharmacy
by David Stanley

Pharmacies are one of many different industries for whom AccuShred provides information destruction services. The following article is written by a pharmacist about the need for pharmacies to be especially aware of HIPAA regulations and enforcecment...

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McAndrew Explains HIPAA Audits
Compliance Audits to Start After Protocols Tested
McAndrew Explains HIPAA Audits
by Howard Anderson

The Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded a $9.2 million contract to the consulting firm KPMG to launch the audit program as mandated by the HITECH Act. The HHS Office for Civil Rights will work with KPMG to roll out the program in three phases...

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