PHSI Consultants Ann Johnson and Melissa Krause contributed to the July/August 2014 edition of ComputerTalk for the Pharmacist. In their Viewpoints article, Ann and Melissa provide a review of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). They specifically discuss two emerging areas that provide a threat to privacy, which are pharmacy apps and pharmacist-patient interactions outside of the pharmacy counter.

Click here to read Ann and Melissa’s article entitled “Refresher on HIPAA and HITECH.”