OCR of HHS FINALLY Issues HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Modifications Final Rule
January 18, 2013. On January 16, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its EO 12866 regulatory review...
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...
BCBST Pays $1.5 Million to HHS to Settle Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Violations
Mar 15, 2012
On March 13, 2012, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) agreed to a payment of $1.5 million to the...
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,...
HHS Pulls Breach Notification Final Rule
Jul 30, 2010
The HIPAA Administrative Simplification; Notification in the Case of Breach Final Rule (Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 0991-AB56) has been at...
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...
HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement Rule Modifications NPRM at Federal Register
Jul 8, 2010
This morning, July 8, 2010, HHS’ Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules under the Health Information Technology...
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...
OMB Completes Review of HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Enforcement Rule Modifications NPRM
Jul 7, 2010
On July 1, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed review of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
OCR Reports 107 Breaches Affecting Over 4 Million Individuals (I)
Jul 6, 2010
As of the July 4th holiday weekend, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has updated again its Web site listing...