Matthew Paul Brown Guilty Plea
As a follow-up to my August 9, 2011, post concerning a fake physician’s indictment for fraud and HIPAA crimes, on September 14, 2011, Matthew Paul .. read more
Legal Risks in Cloud Computing | HIPAA Compliance
When I was giving my HIPAA seminar in three cities in Wisconsin recently, several seminar attendees said that they were in the process of switching .. read more
Canadian Resident Charged with HIPAA Crime
On September 8, 2011, the United States Attorney’s Office announced that John Edward Cipolla, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, was charged with making a false statement .. read more
War Driving as a Possible Risk
Wikipedia defines “war-driving” as the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle using a portable computer or PDA. .. read more
No Disaster Plans? | HIPAA Remediation
I just got back from four days of presenting HIPAA after the HITECH Act seminars in Kansas and Missouri, and as usual, I met a .. read more
Do You Have to Do a Risk Analysis of Paper Charts? Yes | HIPAA
Frank Ramage, who had read my July 24, 2011, blog entry, “Why Haven’t More Covered Entities Performed Risk Analysis?” asked whether HIPAA requires risk analysis .. read more
OCR Identifies Incident Detection/Response Top Issue in HIPAA Audits
In June 2011, the DHHS Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) awarded KPMG, LLP, a $9.2 million contract to audit covered entities and business associates for .. read more
Executive Summary of HIPAA and HITECH Act Management White Paper
My seminar swings around the country demonstrate that many smaller covered entities are woefully deficient in HIPAA compliance perhaps because, until the past couple of .. read more
I’m All Cash Pay with No Computers or Electronic Devices—Must I Comply with HIPAA?
I received the following Contact Form submission on this website: Message: “Hi. I am wondering if you could do a blog in the following topic. .. read more
Who Is an “Other Individual” That Can Be Prosecuted for a HIPAA Crime?
The HITECH Act corrected what federal prosecutors had viewed as a flaw in HIPAA’s criminal provisions at 42 U.S.C. § 1320d-6, which had stated: .. read more
