OCR Penalizes Physician Practice for HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Violations
April 18, 2012. Late last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services...
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...
CMS Publishes Stage 2 Meaningful Use Incentive Program NPRM
Mar 8, 2012
On March 7, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register its 132-page notice...
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...
HITECH Act Breached Individuals Skyrocket in Latest OCR Web Site Posting
Nov 4, 2011
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery...
HITECH Act Privacy and Security Final Rules Needed Now
Oct 25, 2011
Since September 23, 2009, the enforcement arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil...
Get Ready Now for Toughened HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy and Security Rules and Enforcement, and Big Noncompliance Fines
Aug 17, 2011
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted on August 21, 1996, as Public Law 104-191....
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,...