HIN has several free reports available on critical issues in the healthcare industry. Registration is required for each report. Simply follow the links below and fill out the registration form.
If you would like to suggest topics for future reports, send them to info@hin.com.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) education and training requirements, mandated under the law, pose a key challenge for most healthcare organizations (HCOs). Staff education and training is an integral part of the HIPAA implementation and compliance process.
In this special report, you will learn why a comprehensive HIPAA education strategy can mean the difference between compliance success and failure. You will get five techniques to follow, along with profiles of how three organizations have chosen to education their staff members.
Register for HIPAA Education Strategies: The Key to Compliance here
Intranets are playing a key role in most healthcare organizations as a way to improve communications and reduce paperwork. In this special report we look at how three different healthcare organizations are using their Intranets to facilitate communication, eliminate paperwork and provide access to clinical information systems. We'll also explore how Intranets can provide the best return on investment.
Register for The Intranet's Role in Healthcare: How To Improve Communication and Reduce Costs here
With the final HIPAA security standards' in place, healthcare organizations and suppliers to the healthcare industry are preparing their implementation strategies according to Nine Steps to Meeting the HIPAA Security Standards. Christine Stahlecker of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association spoke at the SMS National HIPAA Launch Webcast Countdown to Compliance and shared four actions that her company is taking toward compliance.
Register for Nine Steps to Meeting the HIPAA Security Standards here
Disease management has tremendous potential for those savvy enough to overcome the barriers. The Top Six Challenges in Disease Management includes a definition of disease management, including which components are necessary for a true DM program, the rise of DM in the healthcare industry, disease management's move to the Web and the critical challenges in disease management.
Register for The Top Six Challenges in Disease Management here
Healthcare e-commerce, fueled by B2B transactions, is expected to reach $370 billion in online revenue by 2004.
Five Successful Strategies to e-Health discusses the marketing potential of web sites, contracting for banner ad space, meeting ethical standards for e-health business, stages of Internet strategy for health plans and developing an online brand strategy.
Register for Five Successful Strategies to e-Health here
The majority of healthcare organizations are not yet prepared for the HIPAA regulations. How To Leverage Your Organization's Position and Comply with HIPAA Regulations includes a 4-point checklist for HIPAA compliance, tips on conducting self-assessment and the estimated costs of the privacy standards proposed by HHS.
Register for How To Leverage Your Organization's Position and Comply with HIPAA Regulations here
