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The HIPAA Security Rule requires HIPAA-regulated entities to conduct a security risk assessment to identify [...]

The penalties for non-compliance with HIPAA vary considerably according to the nature of the non-compliant [...]

To fully answer the question why is the HITECH Act important, you have to assess the Act from different [...]

The requirement for HIPAA training in a dental office is the same as the requirement for any other Covered [...]

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act) called for the [...]

The answer to the question who does HIPAA apply to is not always as straightforward as it is presented to be. [...]

HIPAA compliance software is a SaaS compliance framework that assists Covered Entities and Business [...]

In the Code of Federal Regulations, 45 CFR § 164.530 relates to the administrative requirements of the HIPAA [...]

45 CFR § 164.308 is the section of the Code of Federal Regulations that contains the Administrative [...]

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a mother of a baby who is alleged to have died as a consequence of a [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has recently reminded HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates [...]

The Italian Data Protection Authority Garante has announced the food delivery company Foodinho has been fined [...]

In the United States, mask mandates are starting to be lifted and people who have been fully vaccinated [...]

In 2011, House Bill 300 (HB 300) introduced significant changes to the Texas Health and Safety Code including [...]

Every HIPAA-covered entity is required to implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the [...]

The HIPAA Enforcement Rule gave the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights the authority to penalize healthcare [...]

How Often Do You Need HIPAA Training? Considering the importance of HIPAA compliance and the potential [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA was signed into law by Pres. Bill [...]

This month, a U.S District Court judge for the Southern District of Georgia has sentenced a man for making [...]

Although it is illegal for a Covered Entity to intimidate, threaten, coerce, discriminate, or retaliate [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the settlement with SkyMed International has been finalized [...]

The HIPAA “Minimum Necessary” standard is an important provision of HIPAA and one that all employees of [...]

In the healthcare industry, health information is often spoken of as protected health information or PHI, but [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – or HIPAA for short – is a vital [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidance to help HIPAA covered entities and their business [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has made good on its promise to step up enforcement of compliance with the [...]

The City of New Haven in Connecticut has settled a HIPAA violation case with the U.S. Department of Health [...]

The health plan Aetna, part of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to [...]

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights launched its HIPAA Right [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has imposed its 8th HIPAA penalty on a [...]

A multi-state investigation by attorneys general in 42 states and Washington D.C. over the 78.8 million [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed its second largest ever HIPAA violation penalty – [...]

The Community Health Systems business associate, CHSPSC LLC, has settled its HIPAA violation case with the [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has settled another HIPAA [...]

A recent MITRE-Harris poll has revealed most Americans are unaware of the extent to which health insurers are [...]

In certain circumstances, the developers of mobile health apps are classed as business associates and are [...]

HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates are required to implement safeguards to ensure the [...]

In June 2020, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance explaining how HIPAA [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued an alert about a potential [...]

For the second time in a week, the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a fine has been imposed [...]

On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services declared the outbreaks of [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA [...]

Can healthcare providers and their employees utilize Google Voice? Is this telephony service HIPAA compliant? [...]

If there is one good thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic it is the changes that have been made to [...]

When famous people are diagnosed with an illness or suffer an accident, that can be headline news. The Health [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new HIPAA guidance to clear [...]

Hospitals have been warned that they must not allow film crews into parts of hospitals where there is [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance on COVID-19 and HIPAA about the permitted disclosures [...]

Last week, the Trump Administration extended Medicare telehealth services as the COVID-19 crisis deepened. [...]

A recent audit of a mail-order pharmacy and 29 other healthcare provides by the Department of Health and [...]

While email retention is not specifically mentioned in the HIPAA text, certain provisions cover data [...]

A HIPAA subpoena for medical records is an area where there is considerable potential for a HIPAA violation. [...]

What are the requirements for a HIPAA compliant website? Here we list the important elements when setting up [...]

Google Forms is a survey administration tool that allows forms to be created for data collection purposes, [...]

In this post we cover some of the many HIPAA myths that have been circulating on the internet and often get [...]

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its sixth HIPAA penalty of 2019. The University of [...]

Jackson Health System (JHS) has paid a $2.15 million civil monetary penalty to the HHS’ Office for Civil [...]

A dental practice has been fined $10,000 by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights for violating Health Insurance [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 called for the Department of Health and Human [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance for HIPAA-covered [...]

Healthcare providers are providing patients with copies of their medical records, but a majority have been [...]

A consolidated class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross over its 2014 data breach of 10.6 million [...]

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has proposed a settlement of $145 million to resolve alleged violations of [...]

The penalties for HIPAA violations are usually restricted to fines for the covered entity or business [...]