An increased level in a symptomatic person may indicate the presence of a tumor but will not tell the doctor what type it is or where it is. The quantity of CgA is not associated with the severity of a person's symptoms but is associated with the tumor burden-the mass of the tumor.n increased level in a symptomatic person may indicate the presence of a tumor but will not tell the doctor what type it is or where it is. The quantity of CgA is not associated with the severity of a person's symptoms but is associated with the tumor burden-the mass of the tumor.
The HITECH Act is meant to encourage doctors, hospitals and others in the healthcare industry to make better use of health information technology, allotting some $19 billion in funding for HIT.his resource provides answers and resources to frequently asked questions regarding the HITECH Act. As you read the FAQ, you'll learn more about what the act is, where it came from, what it requires and what the role of IT is in achieving and maintaining HITECH compliance.
Under the HITECH Act, any HIPAA business associate that serves a health care provider or institution is now subject to audits by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services and can be held accountable for a data breach and penalized for noncompliance. Understand how a HIPAA business associate agreement impacted a company's cloud migration in this case study from SearchCloudSecurity.com. 2  HIPAA privacy expert David Holtzman says healthcare business associates will be audited. 3  Patient access to health data will be part of audits.