HHS Pulls Breach Notification Final Rule
The HIPAA Administrative Simplification; Notification in the Case of Breach Final Rule (Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 0991-AB56) has been at...
EHR Incentive and Certification Criteria Final Rules Published in Federal Register
Jul 28, 2010
The EHR Incentive and Certification final rules were published in the Federal Register this morning, July 28, 2010. HIPAA.com provides...
Final Rules for EHR Incentives and Certification Criteria at OMB for Review
Jul 8, 2010
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received in early July for Executive Order (EO) 12866 Regulatory Planning and Review two...
ONC Releases Final Rule for Temporary HIT Certification Program
Jun 18, 2010
On Friday afternoon, June 18, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of...
Reported Breaches of 500 or More Individuals up to 93 and Affecting Over 2.5 Million Individuals; Enforcement and Penalties
Jun 7, 2010
As of Friday, June 4, 2010, 93 breaches affecting 500 or more individuals have been reported on the Office for...
OCR Stepping Up HIPAA Security Enforcement
May 13, 2010
Health Data Management (HDM) reported today, May 12, that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health...
OCR Issues Draft Guidance on Security Risk Analysis
May 12, 2010
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued on May 7, 2010,...
Prison Time for Privacy Breach of PHI; OCR Breach List Continues to Grow; More Training Needed
Apr 30, 2010
Health Data Management reported in its April 29, 2010, online HDM Daily that “[a] former researcher at the UCLA School...
HHS’ ONC Releases Proposed Rule for Temporary and Permanent HIT Certification Programs
Mar 22, 2010
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of...
HHS Publishes EHR Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria IFR
Jan 13, 2010
HHS published today in the Federal Register: “Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for...