Major Breach Results in California State Court Lawsuit | HIPAA
Sutter Health of California suffered the theft of a computer containing health information on 4.2 million patients. A Sacramento law firm filed a class action .. read more
Some Thoughts on Text Messaging and HIPAA Compliance
As I give my seminars around the country, I am getting more and more questions about the HIPAA issues concerning the increasing use of text .. read more
Another Gross HIPAA Overreaction
Kelly Petryszyn of The Morning Journal newspaper serving Northern Ohio reported on October 26, 2011, that New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph at Mercy .. read more
Zero Tolerance for HIPAA Violations?
At a recent HIPAA seminar in Dallas, a seminar attendee asked me what I thought about zero tolerance for HIPAA violations by workforce members. I .. read more
Uses and Disclosures under HIPAA to Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
One of my recent seminar attendees asked what HIPAA says about releasing therapist notes to a state agency requesting them. Specifically, the case has to .. read more
Do You Have to Comply with the Red Flag Rule? | HIPAA Compliance
A health care practice recently asked me whether it had to comply with the Red Flag Rule now that “professionals” have been carved out of .. read more
Overreaction to the HITECH Business Associate Changes?
I recently received a letter from a medical group that had apparently purchased my Health Information Compliance Library. The letter required me to sign a .. read more
