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The Healthcare Intelligence Network, an online news portal for healthcare management executives, provides continuously updated news and management information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Listed below, you'll find abstracts of news articles on HIPAA. Each week new news articles on HIPAA are added to our site.

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Aetna Helps Patients, Physicians Improve Health Outcomes With New Online Capabilities

Aetna is the first health plan to provide physicians evidence-based Care Considerations electronically. Care Considerations will now be sent through Aetna’s secure provider Web site via NaviNet, the multi-sponsor healthcare communication platform from NaviMedix. Care Considerations alert physicians to opportunities for improved care when care appears to have deviated from evidence-based medical best-practice standards.

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Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers and Axolotl Partner to Improve Patient Care

Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers, members of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, announced the selection of Axolotl Corp. to implement a regional health information exchange. With a commitment to delivering the highest quality of patient care, Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers will utilize Axolotl's advanced Elysium® technology to connect community healthcare participants and provide an electronic system for real-time delivery and sharing of clinical information among healthcare professionals.

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EDS Returns to Georgia with $391 Million Medicaid Win

EDS has been awarded a seven-year, $391 million contract by the state of Georgia to design, develop and implement a new-generation Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The new system will provide fiscal agent and enrollment broker services and establish electronic health records (EHRs) for Medicaid recipients. This Web-based system will also provide Georgia with data analysis about healthcare trends and outcomes of the state’s Medicaid population to assess needs and impacts of current programs.

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HIPAA Best Practices: Practical Applications of the Privacy and Security Regulations
HIPAA For Healthcare Vendors
Creative HIPAA Training Strategies: How To Meet April’s Privacy Deadline and Ongoing Compliance Requirements
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