Minors’ Rights of Access to PHI: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
One of the more common questions that I get from Premium Members and others who have a free HIPAA question is regarding minors’ rights of .. read more
Health Information Privacy, No—Privacy, Yes: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Because of privacy concerns, the Obama administration has reversed its use and disclosure of patient information in HealthCare.gov after the Associated Press had reported that .. read more
Was ESPN Reporter’s Tweet of NFL Player’s Medical Record a HIPAA Violation? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
SBNation ran a story showing that ESPN’s Adam Schefter had tweeted that Jason Pierre-Paul, a New York Giants defensive end, had suffered the amputation of .. read more
ICD-10 Deadline Adjustments: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the American Medical Association (“AMA”) announced adjustments to help providers comply with the requirement to complete .. read more
Largest Takedown in History for Medicare Fraud: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
At first blush, Medicare fraud may seem unrelated to HIPAA. Such, however, is not the case, although the HIPAA crimes discussed in this post are .. read more
More about Shadow Students and HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
We received a follow-on question from one of our blog readers after my previous post about shadow students. Thanks to Erin Barlow, Practice Manager, Xcel .. read more
What about Shadow Students and HIPAA? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
One of our HIPAA clients asked me whether “shadow” students are “students” that fall under the treatment, payment, or health care operations exemption for which .. read more
Some Good News and an Apology: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The good news is that I purchased Richard Dvorak’s half interest in Veterans Press and its wholly owned subsidiary, EMR Legal (the consulting arm of .. read more
American Bar Association Publishes Book on What Are International HIPAA Considerations? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Many covered entities and “upstream” business associates use foreign companies to perform services for them that make them business associates. The most common of these .. read more
HIPAA, FERPA, and Immunizations: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A client asked me to write a blog post regarding to whom the organization could disclose immunization records. Here it is: One of the problems .. read more
