New HIPAA Workforce Security Policy Now Posted on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I am so grateful to my HIPAA seminar attendees, consulting clients, and Hands-on HIPAA Workshop participants for always helping me figure out what to write .. read more
Possible Defenses to an OCR Investigation into an Alleged HIPAA Violation Now on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In my How to Handle HIPAA and HITECH Act Breaches, Complaints, and Investigations: Everything You Need to Know, Overland Park, KS: Veterans Press (2011), with .. read more
Reminder: Our 2-day Complete Hands-on HIPAA Workshop Is Less Than 3 Weeks Away: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
If you have already signed up for our two-day Hands-on HIPAA Workshop in Dallas next month, please complete your Gap Analysis Survey Questionnaire and return .. read more
Does a State Exchange Have to Comply with HIPAA? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes and Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Last week, NBC affiliate station WGRZ contacted EMR Legal regarding our opinion whether the New York health care exchange had committed a Health Information Portability .. read more
First HIPAA Enforcement Action against a County Government: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced in a press release its first HIPAA enforcement action against a county government and .. read more
DHHS Issues Guidance on Sharing Mental Health PHI: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) attempted to clarify when HIPAA permits mental health care providers to do the following regarding protected .. read more
Our 2-day Complete Hands-on HIPAA Workshop Less Than 2 Months Away: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
If you dread trying to get your organization HIPAA compliant and want someone to just help you get it done almost all at once and .. read more
Is the “Pending Doom” of Windows XP a HIPAA Violation? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Many, primarily IT vendors, have stated that the pending doom of Windows XP, in which Microsoft will no longer support it after April 8, 2014, .. read more
HIPAA Compliant Shredding? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A long-time client for whom I have performed HIPAA consulting services recently asked me whether HIPAA had any rules for HIPAA compliant shredding. Short answer: .. read more
DHHS Issues Final Rule Regarding Patient Right to Lab Results: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Yesterday, three agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) jointly issued the final rule to give patients (or persons designated by the .. read more
