HIPAA Final Rule: Modification of Business Associate Definition, Part (5)–Subcontractors
February 13, 2013. Today, we finish examining (3)—the third paragraph of four—of the business associate definition, as modified by the...
HIPAA Final Rule: Business Associate Definition
Feb 7, 2013
February 7, 2013. Today, we provide the business associate definition, as modified by the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA...
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...
Final HIPAA Rule: Security Statutory Authority and Direct Regulation of Business Associates
Feb 4, 2013
February 4, 2013. Today, we cover the security safeguards of the HIPAA Security Rule, as Modified by the Final Rule:...
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...
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...
Nearly 8.3 Million Individuals Impacted by 249 Privacy and Security Breaches Reported by HHS; More Training on Safeguarding PHI Required
Mar 22, 2011
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery...
HITECH and HIPAA Training: Time to Double Down
Nov 13, 2009
As the healthcare industry continues to digest profound HITECH changes to HIPAA Privacy and Security rules, two observations already are...
Technical Safeguard Standards of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule
Jun 1, 2009
There are five technical safeguard standards: access control, audit controls, integrity, person or entity authentication, and transmission security. Each standard...
Device and Media Controls: What This HIPAA Security Rule Physical Safeguard Standard Means
May 18, 2009
This is the fourth and last Physical Safeguard Standard of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule. It has four implementation...
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