HIPAA Compliance Training and Onsite Audit “Road Warrior” Report: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Lately, I’ve been traveling a lot to help EMR Legal’s clients stay up to date in their HIPAA compliance requirements in light of the new .. 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
Updated Portable Computer Policy Posted in the Premium Member Section
As my blog post of September 17, 2012, noted, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (“MEEI”) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (“MEEA”), entered .. read more
OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol
On August 10, 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) published its audit protocol for assessing .. read more
First State Agency Fined for HIPAA Violation
Not only can you not avoid HIPAA compliance by being a small covered entity (see my April 18, 2012, blog post), but you can’t avoid .. read more
OCR Director: “Tolerance for HIPAA Non-Compliance Is Low”
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) hosted the annual .. read more
More Info on DHHS HIPAA Audits | HIPAA Compliance
Susan McAndrew, deputy director of the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), has announced that OCR has completed the first 20 audits mandated by the HITECH .. read more
Upcoming 5th Annual Conference on Safeguarding Health Information With Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) are co-hosting the 5th annual .. read more
Don’t Want to Bother with HIPAA Compliance? Budget For DHHS Settlement
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced yesterday in a press release that, after a lengthy investigation, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) .. read more
Self-Incrimination | HIPAA Breach
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) has reported that it has reached a settlement resulting from a covered entity’s report pursuant to the .. read more
