DHHS Guidance on Portable Devices
The single biggest category of the reports of breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) that must be reported to the Department of Health and .. read more
Is It a HIPAA Breach?
I thought that I would try something different for this blog post. I’m going to describe a common HIPAA potential breach and ask questions about .. read more
New Policy Awareness Form Posted in Premium Member Section
Covered entities and business associates often wonder how to make certain that workforce members read and understand the HIPAA policies that apply to them without .. read more
Updated Portable Computer Policy Posted in the Premium Member Section
As my blog post of September 17, 2012, noted, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (“MEEI”) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (“MEEA”), entered .. read more
Another $1.5 Million HIPAA Hit!
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (“MEEI”) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (“MEEA”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “MEEI”), each of which is .. read more
OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol
On August 10, 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) published its audit protocol for assessing .. read more
New Email Informed Consent Form Posted in Premium Member Section
A client recently asked me to write an email informed consent form, which I have always recommended when using email to communicate protected health information .. read more
First State Agency Fined for HIPAA Violation
Not only can you not avoid HIPAA compliance by being a small covered entity (see my April 18, 2012, blog post), but you can’t avoid .. read more
Must Non-Profits Comply with HIPAA?
On almost every seminar trip, I get this question: “I’m a non-profit. Do I have to comply with HIPAA?” So now close to a decade .. read more
Could Obamacare Make All Providers Covered Entities? | HIPAA Compliance
As you know, only those providers that transmit one or more of the standard transactions in electronic format are covered entities that must comply with .. read more
