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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,...

HIPAA Final Rule: More on Breach Notification Rule Changes

Jan 31, 2013

January 31, 2013.  Today, we briefly identify key changes or reminders regarding breach notification in the preamble of the Final...

Final Rule: Modified Definition of Breach

Jan 28, 2013

January 28, 2013.  Today, we want to explore the modified definition of breach in the Final HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security,...

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....

Evaluation-What This HIPAA Security Rule Administrative Safeguard Standard Means

Apr 20, 2009

This is the eighth Administrative Safeguard Standard of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule. Its implementation specification is embodied in the...

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