Another State Fine for a HIPAA Security Breach: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As we’ve previously noted in this blog, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), the Federal Trade .. read more
What Will HIPAA Let You Do if You Are Slammed on Social Media? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
No matter how good a practitioner you are and how perfectly you handled a particular patient/client health problem, you could certainly end up with a .. read more
Must You Audit Your Business Associates for HIPAA Compliance? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Now that the HITECH Act and the Omnibus Rule have made covered entities potentially liable for breaches by their business associate, see Compliance Hit: Expanded .. read more
DHHS Finally to Draft Rule for Sharing HIPAA Civil Money Penalties with Victims: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
DHHS has announced that it will issue the advance notice for receiving comments on proposed rules for sharing a percentage of HIPAA civil money penalties, .. read more
A Different Type of HIPAA Risk Analysis: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Long-time readers of my blog are probably sick of my preaching the importance of a HIPAA risk analysis in HIPAA compliance. And I’m not going .. read more
OCR Encourages Covered Entities to Perform a Gap Analysis: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
We at EMR Legal and Veterans Press have been encouraging our clients and customers to perform a gap analysis since shortly after HIPAA became law .. read more
DHHS Issues New Guidance on HIPAA and Individual Authorization of Uses and Disclosures of PHI for Research: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued new guidance for HIPAA-covered entities to streamline HIPAA authorizations .. read more
DHHS Issues Reminder to Address Physical Security, Particularly Workstation Security: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In May 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued its Cybersecurity Newsletter, “Workstation Security: Don’t Forget .. read more
Biggest HIPAA Civil Money Penalty Yet—How Does $5.5 Million Sound? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Memorial Healthcare System (“MHS”) settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) for $5.5 million for potential violations of the Health Insurance .. read more
Mental Health and Substance Abuse PHI Reporting under HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with guest commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
Trying to figure out what HIPAA and the HITECH Act require in the way of disclosing protected health information (“PHI”) under various circumstances in general .. read more
