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...
HIPAA Final Rule: Security Standards, General Rules & Administrative Safeguard Modifications
Feb 5, 2013
February 5, 2013. Today, we cover the modifications to Security Standards: General Rules, and Administrative Safeguards in the HIPAA Security...
HIPAA Final Rule: Business Associate Notification Timing, Policy and Procedure Updates, Retraining, and Documentation
Feb 1, 2013
February 1, 2013. Today, we wrap up discussion of breach notification in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy,...
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...
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...
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...
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...