OCR Director: “Tolerance for HIPAA Non-Compliance Is Low”
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) hosted the annual .. read more
Boston’s Hospital’s Security Breach Results in $750,000 Settlement | HIPAA
Boston’s South Shore Hospital has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to protect the confidential health information of more than 800,000 .. read more
More Info on DHHS HIPAA Audits | HIPAA Compliance
Susan McAndrew, deputy director of the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), has announced that OCR has completed the first 20 audits mandated by the HITECH .. read more
Ignorance of the HIPAA Criminal Statute Is No Defense
Huping Zhou, a former research assistant for the University of California at Los Angeles (“UCLA”) Health System (“UHS”), appealed his conviction for having accessed the .. read more
Upcoming 5th Annual Conference on Safeguarding Health Information With Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) are co-hosting the 5th annual .. read more
Don’t Want to Bother with HIPAA Compliance? Budget For DHHS Settlement
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced yesterday in a press release that, after a lengthy investigation, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) .. read more
New Risk Analysis Policy Posted in Premium Member Section
First, thanks to the Premium Member who suggested that we clearly identify new content on the Premium Member section of the website. We always welcome .. read more
Kansas City Area HIPAA Breach
Several sources reporting on a recent breach in the Kansas City area appear to misunderstand HIPAA. Apparently, a former abortion doctor threw the paper records .. read more
HIPAA Breach in Washington, DC.
If I don’t have a topic for a blog entry, all I apparently have to do is to wait a few days, and someone will .. read more
New Physical Transportation of PHI Policy Posted in Premium Member Section
Because of the $1 million fine that Massachusetts General paid for the “million dollar subway ride,” in which a worker took protected health information (“PHI”) .. read more
