HIPAA Final Rule: Covered Entities–Permitted Uses and Disclosures & Required Disclosures
March 4, 2013. Today, we start going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
OCR of HHS FINALLY Issues HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Modifications Final Rule
Jan 18, 2013
January 18, 2013. On January 16, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its EO 12866 regulatory review...
OCR’s Publicly Disclosed Large Breaches Now Top 20 Million Impacted Individuals
May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA/HITECH Act privacy and security enforcement arm, Office for...
HHS Publishes NPRM for HIPAA Health Plan Identifier and Delay for ICD-10 Compliance Date
Apr 17, 2012
April 17, 2012. The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published today in...
Finally, HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, Enforcement Final Rules at OMB
Mar 24, 2012
March 24, 2012. Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in...
CMS Initiates 90-Day Enforcement Discretion for 5010 Compliance
Nov 18, 2011
January 1, 2012, is the date for covered entities to achieve compliance with ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP Telecom D.0,...
OCR Announces November 2011 Start of Privacy and Security Compliance Audits
Nov 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for privacy and security...
HHS Publishes HITECH Act Accounting of Disclosures NPRM
May 31, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published in the May 31, 2011,...
OCR Reports 107 Breaches Affecting Over 4 Million Individuals (II)
Jul 9, 2010
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regularly updates its Web site listing of breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. As...
HITECH and HIPAA Training: Time to Double Down
Nov 13, 2009
As the healthcare industry continues to digest profound HITECH changes to HIPAA Privacy and Security rules, two observations already are...