HIPAA Final Rule: Modified Rule for Business Associates and Subcontractors
February 6, 2013. Today, we cover the business associate Administrative Safeguard (b) of the Security Rule, as modified by the...
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...
ONC Touts its 10 Step Plan for Meeting Meaningful Use Privacy and Security Attestation Requirements
Dec 4, 2012
In a recent Tweet, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) stated: “Move into the 21st Century...
CMS and ONC Publish Final Rules for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Security in Federal Register
Sep 3, 2012
September 4, 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entities: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and...
EFT and RA Transaction Operating Rules IFC Published in Federal Register August 10
Aug 10, 2012
August 10, 2012. Today, the Interim Final Rule with comment period (IFC): Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules for Electronic...
OCR Publishes HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy and Security Compliance Audit Protocol
Jul 9, 2012
July 9, 2012. Late in June, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services...
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...
OCR Penalizes Physician Practice for HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Violations
Apr 18, 2012
April 18, 2012. Late last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services...
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...
HHS Issues HIPAA NPRM for Unique Health Plan Identifier and One Year Delay for ICD-10 Code Set Compliance
Apr 11, 2012
April 10, 2012. Yesterday, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) promulgated a...