HIPAA Compliance Fire Protection for Paper Records: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator John J. Cadiero
One of the nice things about giving HIPAA seminars around the country is the great people that I meet—and not only at the seminars but .. read more
HIPAA Compliance Now Enforced by Massachusetts AGO: HIPAA & HITECH Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In March 2010, Massachusetts’ new data security regulations took effect. In January 2013, the Massachusetts Attorney General settled lawsuits filed against five entities for having .. read more
HIPAA Compliance Hands-on Workshop Survivors, Congratulations and Thanks! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Patrick R. Head II, Veterans Press and EMR Legal Director of Marketing
EMR Legal and Veterans Press would like to congratulate and thank all the survivors of the first ever Complete HIPAA Compliance: Hands-on Workshop, conducted May .. read more
National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) HIPAA Presenter: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Richard D. Dvorak, HIPAA presenter and round table director at the National Home Infusion Association (“NHIA”) annual conference in Dallas, Texas, April 8-10, 2013 is .. read more
New Guidance on Posting, Texting, and Email for Doctors: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Annals of Internal Medicine, from the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards, updated the guidelines previously published by the .. read more
Complete HIPAA Compliance: Hands-On Workshop: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Veterans Press Marketing Director Patrick R. Head II
Are your HIPAA compliance policies and procedures up to date? Have you recently performed a risk analysis or a compliance audit or examined the new .. read more
Did You Know That You Were a Torturer if You Breached Patient Confidentiality? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As if it were not bad enough facing HIPAA’s criminal penalties—a doctor was sentenced to four months in federal prison for accessing celebrity charts just .. read more
Can You Encrypt an iPad? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A client recently asked me whether her organization could encrypt iPads that contained PHI. The answer is yes. Encryption, of course, is an addressable implementation .. read more
HIPAA Compliance and the FTC: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
On June 6–7, 2012, I attended the NIST/OCR HIPAA Security Rule Conference at the Ronald Reagan Center, Washington, DC. The Federal Trade Commission’s Division of .. read more
Another HIPAA Compliance Violation Conviction! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
On January 18, 2013, a federal district judge sentenced Dale Monroe II to 12 months and one day in federal prison for having sold thousands .. read more
