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
Is Office 365 HIPAA Compliant? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Brent Sadler
The following question came through our website: “Hello “I was wondering if you can answer a question. I realize email and EPHI is an ongoing .. read more
Another HIPAA Criminal Conviction! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In another HIPAA criminal conviction, a Texas hospital worker has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for criminal HIPAA violations. Joshua Hippler, 30, .. read more
The Bigger You Are, the Harder You’re Hacked: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Anthem, previously known as WellPoint, Inc., the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, recently suffered a sophisticated external cyberattack. Reportedly, 80 million of Anthem’s insureds had .. read more
Two New HIPAA Policies Available Now on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Two new sample HIPAA policies are now available on the Premium Member section of the Veterans Press website. We appreciate our clients and customers for .. read more
Keep Those Tracking Numbers! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Legal Editor Alice M. McCart
Have you ever wondered whether the package that you had sent via FedEx, USPS, UPS, or otherwise had arrived and wished that you had kept .. read more
Appendix A to the Business Associate Agreement: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Often, my office gets calls and emails asking what Appendix A is to such an agreement and what should it say. We get these questions .. read more
New Mental and Behavioral NOPP in Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Some of our mental and behavioral health practitioner clients had asked for a sample notice of privacy practices (“NOPP”) that incorporates the special, more stringent .. read more
Michigan Proposed Law Would Comport with HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Michigan proposed law to amend the Mental Health Code would authorize the Department of Community Health or a community mental health services program to disclose .. read more
