Federal HIPAA Lawsuit Against a Business Associate
The Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has sued a debt collection company in federal court for HIPAA violations involving an employee’s laptop stolen in Minneapolis. .. read more
Do Clients Have HIPAA Right of Access to Test Record Forms?
At a recent HIPAA seminar that I gave in Oklahoma, a psychologist asked whether the HIPAA right of access to protected health information (“PHI”)maintained in .. read more
More Details of Senate Blasting of HIPAA Enforcement
In my November 14, 2011, post, I reported that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law had recently held a hearing to discuss .. read more
Fake Doctor Sentenced for Fraud and Criminal HIPAA Violation
According to a press release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Atlanta Division, Matthew Paul Brown, 30, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to .. read more
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
