OCR Relaxes Telemedicine Enforcement During Coronavirus Pandemic: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has authorized HIPAA covered entity providers to communicate with patients .. read more
Coronavirus and Ransomware—What Do They Have in Common? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Well, the short answer is that both coronavirus and ransomware are harmful. And both of them are infections. So-called Project Spy, for example, infects Android .. read more
HIPAA & CORONAVIRUS BLOG POST 4―Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Roger Severino, the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced that OCR .. read more
HIPAA and Working at Home in the Age of the Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I got this question from an attendee of one of my recent HIPAA webinars: “We are a medical billing company in the State of [redacted]. .. read more
HIPAA and Coronavirus 2—HHS Limited Waiver: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As a followup to my March 2, 2020, blog post, HIPAA and Coronavirus (and certainly not in reaction to it), the U.S. Department of Health .. read more
Being a Small Practice Won’t Save You from a HIPAA Penalty: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In the first enforcement action announced in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has settled with Dr. Stephen A. Porter for $100,000 .. read more
HIPAA and Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In case you missed it, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a bulletin titled HIPAA Privacy .. read more
Jon Tomes Will Be Presenting an All-Day, Live, and In-Person HIPAA Seminar in San Francisco in 3 Weeks: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
If you will be in San Francisco about 3 weeks from now and need HIPAA compliance training, go to https://www.compliancekey.us/seminar-details?industryId=3&seminarid=36&speakerid=124 to sign up. The HIPAA .. read more
HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Education Issue Updated Guidance on Sharing Student Health Records under HIPAA and FERPA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Having had the good fortune to be a HIPAA consultant for several universities, I am quite aware of the confusion that could result from possibly .. read more
HIPAA and Patient Portals: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Regardless of how comfortable one is with high-tech methods of communicating with patients, little doubt exists that patient portals are here to stay. As you .. read more
