What If Your Google Search Reveals Your Medical Record?
A patient at St. Joseph Health System of Orange County, California, discovered that his medical record was available through search engines. This discovery resulted in .. read more
Proposed Budget Cuts for HIPAA Enforcement—Hardly a Help
The president’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget may appear helpful to covered entities and business associates that are concerned with HIPAA compliance. The budget calls for .. 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
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
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
