May 1, 2023 0 New HIPAA Regulations 2023 New HIPAA regulations are published more often than many people realize. Additionally, existing regulations [...]
May 1, 2023 0 HIPAA Changes 2023 When discussing recent HIPAA changes, many sources limit the discussion to Part 164 of the HIPAA [...]
April 13, 2023 0 HIPAA Privacy Rule Change Proposed to Strengthen Protections for Reproductive Health Care Information The number of states that have introduced bans or restrictions on abortions has been growing since the [...]
April 11, 2023 0 OCR: COVID-19 HIPAA Flexibilities to End on May 11, 2023 The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has confirmed that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion it [...]
March 7, 2023 0 Legislation Proposed to Ban Health Information Disclosures for Advertising Website and application tracking technology has attracted a lot of attention over the past 12 months. The [...]
March 2, 2023 0 HHS to Address HIPAA Complaint and Investigation Backlog with New Enforcement Division The HHS has announced it has restructured its Office for Civil Rights and has created three new divisions to [...]
February 20, 2023 0 HIPAA Update Proposed to Improve Reproductive Health Data Privacy The Office for Civil Rights has proposed an update to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to improve the privacy of [...]
December 4, 2022 0 Website and Other Tracking Code May Violate HIPAA In July, the independent journalism site, The Markup, discovered one-third of the top 100 hospitals in the [...]
December 2, 2022 0 HHS and SAMHSA Propose Update to Better Align Part 2 Regulations with HIPAA An update to the 42 CFR Part 2 Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records has been [...]
November 7, 2022 0 OCR Issues Guidance on HITECH Recognized Security Practices The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance on Recognized Security Practices, how they must be [...]
August 5, 2022 0 NIST Releases Updates HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Guidance The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second revision of its HIPAA [...]
July 20, 2022 0 OCR Continues Crackdown on HIPAA Right of Access Violations with 11 More Fines In late 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a new [...]
July 15, 2022 0 Oklahoma State University Settles HIPAA Investigation and Pays $875,000 Penalty An investigation conducted by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of a hacking incident at Oklahoma [...]
July 11, 2022 0 Senators Request HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes to Better Protect Reproductive Health Care Information Two senators have written to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services asking for changes [...]
July 5, 2022 0 OCR Clarifies How HIPAA Applies to Reproductive Health Care Information in Response to SCOTUS Decision The landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, where the [...]
July 1, 2022 0 OCR to Seek Feedback from HIPAA-Regulated Entities on HIPAA Breach Reporting Process The Government Accountability Office has published the findings of a report that assessed the breach [...]
June 13, 2022 0 Post-Pandemic Audio-only Telehealth Services and HIPAA Compliance In March 2020, the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Telehealth Notification that included a [...]
May 14, 2022 0 New Legislation Considered for Improving Medical Device Cybersecurity A bipartisan bill has been proposed to update the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) to [...]
April 7, 2022 0 Public Comment Requested by OCR on Two Outstanding Requirements of the HITECH Act The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act) called for the [...]
March 2, 2022 0 OCR Director Says HIPAA-Regulated Entities Need to Improve Their Security Posture in 2022 Lisa J. Pino, Director of the Department of HEalth and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights [...]
February 14, 2022 0 Legislation Introduced to Start the Process of Modernizing U.S. Health Data Privacy Laws The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is more than 25 years old, and it was more [...]
January 24, 2022 0 The Deadline for Reporting Small 2021 Healthcare Data Breaches is Fast Approaching The Breach Notification Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires [...]
January 17, 2022 0 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended for Further 90 Days On January 27, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, announced a [...]
December 16, 2021 0 New Jersey Companies Settle State HIPAA Investigation and Pay $425,000 Penalty The New Jersey attorney general has been the most active enforcer of compliance with the Health Insurance [...]
December 3, 2021 0 5 Healthcare Providers Slapped with Financial Penalties for HIPAA Right of Access Violations The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched an enforcement [...]
November 17, 2021 0 States Introduce Laws Covering the Collection, Use, and Sharing of Genetic Data Most healthcare organizations in the United States are required to comply with the Health Insurance [...]
November 13, 2021 0 New Jersey Agrees $130,000 HIPAA Settlement with Two Printing Companies Two printing/mailing vendors have agreed to settle an investigation by the state of New Jersey that alleged [...]
October 29, 2021 0 Study Reveals Healthcare Organizations Are Overexposing Sensitive Data Limiting access to protected health information (PHI) is one of the fundamental requirements of the Health [...]
October 19, 2021 0 $495,000 HIPAA Settlement Reached Between New Jersey and Fertility Clinic An investigation by the state of New Jersey into a cyberattack on a fertility clinic has uncovered multiple [...]
October 6, 2021 0 OCR Issues Advice on HIPAA and Vaccination Disclosures The introduction of vaccine mandates by employers, especially in healthcare, has raised questions about HIPAA [...]
September 28, 2021 0 HHS Appoints New Director of the Office for Civil Rights Lisa J. Pino, Director, Office for Civil Rights The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a [...]
September 23, 2021 0 FTC Confirms Health Apps and Wearable Devices Covered by FTC Health Breach Notification Rule The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires HIPAA-regulated entities to report data breaches and issue [...]
September 13, 2021 0 OCR Imposes $80,000 Fine on Nebraska Hospital for HIPAA Right of Action Violation Children’s Hospital & Medical Center (CHMC) has agreed to settle a HIPAA Right of Access [...]
May 6, 2021 0 NIST Seeks Feedback on HIPAA Security Rule Implementation Guidance In 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released guidance for HIPAA-covered [...]
April 8, 2021 0 HHS Information Blocking Regulations are Now in Effect It has been a long time coming, but the information blocking regulations of the Office of the National [...]
March 10, 2021 0 Comment Period on Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Extended Until May 6, 2021 On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [...]
February 19, 2021 0 HHS Announces Limited Waiver of HIPAA Fines and Sanctions in in Texas Due to Winter Storm Norris Cochran, the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has declared a public [...]
January 20, 2021 0 HIPAA Enforcement Discretion for Good Faith Use of Online or Web-based Scheduling Applications for COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will be [...]
January 14, 2021 0 HHS Announces Largest Ever Financial Penalty for HIPAA Right of Access Failure The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued its largest ever HIPAA fine for noncompliance [...]
January 8, 2021 0 Safe Harbor Introduced for Covered Entities That Adopt Recognized Cybersecurity Best Practices HIPAA covered entities and their business associates have been provided with a degree of protection against [...]
December 22, 2020 0 OCR Announces 13th HIPAA Right of Access Settlement In 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a new HIPAA [...]
December 21, 2020 0 OCR Confirms Allowable Disclosures of ePHI to Health Information Exchanges for Public Health Purposes The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidance to help HIPAA covered entities and their business [...]
December 21, 2020 0 2016/2017 HIPAA Compliance Audit Findings Published by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights The long-awaited report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights on the [...]
December 11, 2020 0 HIPAA Privacy Rule Updates Proposed by HHS They have been a long time coming, but the Department of Health and Human Services has finally revealed a [...]
September 17, 2020 0 OCR Settles 5 More HIPAA Right of Access Cases In 2019, the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights launched an enforcement initiative targeting organizations that [...]
August 25, 2020 0 Health Plans Added to June 2020 OCR Plasma Donation Guidance In June 2020, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance explaining how HIPAA [...]
August 10, 2020 0 House of Representatives Votes to Remove Ban on HHS Funding National Patient Identifier System For the second successive year, the U.S House of Representatives has voted to remove the ban on the [...]
August 8, 2020 0 OCR Issues Warning About Misleading Postcards Sent to Compliance Officers About HIPAA Security Risk Assessments The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued an alert about a potential [...]
July 28, 2020 0 Lifespan Health System Slapped with $1 Million Fine for Noncompliance with the HIPAA Rules For the second time in a week, the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a fine has been imposed [...]
July 24, 2020 0 HHS Reviews COVID-19 Situation and Extends Public Health Emergency for Further 90 Days On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services declared the outbreaks of [...]
July 14, 2020 0 HHS Makes Changes to 42 CFR Part Substance Use Disorder Privacy Provisions The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) has [...]
June 14, 2020 0 OCR Issues Guidance on Contacting Former COVID-19 Patients About Blood and Plasma Donations The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new HIPAA guidance to clear [...]
May 6, 2020 0 Film Crews Not Permitted in Hospitals Unless HIPAA Authorizations are Obtained from Patients, Warns OCR Hospitals have been warned that they must not allow film crews into parts of hospitals where there is [...]
April 27, 2020 0 HHS Delays Enforcement of Information Sharing and Interoperability Rules The new interoperability and data sharing rules that were announced by the HHS on March 9, 2020 were due to [...]
April 10, 2020 0 HHS Issues Notice of Enforcement Discretion for COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of [...]
April 3, 2020 0 OCR Announces Enforcement Discretion for Business Associate Uses and Disclosure of PHI On April 2, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued another [...]
March 27, 2020 0 COVID-19 and HIPAA Guidance on Disclosures of PHI to First Responders The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance on COVID-19 and HIPAA about the permitted disclosures [...]
March 17, 2020 0 2019 Novel Coronavirus and HIPAA Compliance Important information on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and HIPAA compliance, the limited HIPAA waiver announced [...]
March 10, 2020 0 HHS Publishes Final Interoperability, Information Blocking, and Data Sharing Rules The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its final interoperability, information [...]
March 4, 2020 0 $100,000 HIPAA Fine Imposed on Physician Practice for Security Rule Violations A $100,000 HIPAA fine has been imposed on a solo physician practice for HIPAA Security Rule failures [...]
February 13, 2020 0 HHS Modifies Pharmacy HIPAA Transaction Requirements for Partially Filled Schedule II Drug Prescriptions The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule modifying the pharmacy HIPAA [...]
January 31, 2020 0 Fee Limitations on Requests to Send Patient Records to Third Parties Lifted Following a ruling in a federal court that went against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the [...]
November 12, 2019 0 OCR Makes Inflation Adjustment to HIPAA Civil Monetary Penalties The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Department of Health and Human [...]
November 1, 2019 0 Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool Released to Help Covered Entities with HIPAA Security Rule Compliance The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released an updated version [...]
October 17, 2019 0 More Financial Penalties for HIPAA Right of Access Compliance Failures Expected At the OCR/NIST HIPAA Security Conference in Washington D.C., the Director of the Department of Health and [...]
September 26, 2019 0 Senate Stalls on Lifting of Ban on Funding National Patient Identifier System The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 called for the Department of Health and Human [...]
September 4, 2019 0 HHS Proposes Changes to Ease Restrictions on Part 2 Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Records A new rule has been proposed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that [...]
September 3, 2019 0 HHS Issues Guidance on Managing Malicious Insider Threats The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance for HIPAA-covered [...]
August 9, 2019 0 National Association of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Align Part 2 with HIPAA The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has written to Congress demanding changes be made to [...]
July 2, 2019 0 OCR Publishes New HIPAA FAQ for Health Plans on Care Coordination and Continuity of Care PHI Disclosures New HIPAA guidance for health plans has been published by the Department of Health and Human Services’ [...]
June 21, 2019 0 Almost 2 Million Records Exposed in May 2019 Healthcare Data Breaches It has been another bad month for the U.S. healthcare industry. Rather than April’s record number of [...]
May 24, 2019 0 Medical Informatics Engineering Issued with $100,000 HIPAA Violation Penalty The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced a settlement has been [...]
May 6, 2019 0 OCR Issues New Advice on HIPAA and Software Applications Used by Patients to Access PHI The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new advice on HIPAA [...]
April 29, 2019 0 HHS Changes Maximum Penalties for HIPAA Violations The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made changes to the maximum penalties for HIPAA [...]
April 26, 2019 0 CMS Starts HIPAA Simplification Rules Audits The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of National Standards has recently announced [...]
April 24, 2019 0 Deadline Extended for Comments on HHS Health IT and ePHI Interoperability Rules New rules were published by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator [...]
March 26, 2019 0 Stricter Breach Notification Laws Proposed by D.C. Attorney General Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine wants to reinforce data breach notification regulations to [...]
March 22, 2019 0 Dental Offices May Be Fined for Slow Release of Copies of Dental Records The Dental Board of California revealed in a recent report that some dentists in the state are not giving [...]
March 13, 2019 0 Biometric Information Privacy Act Proposed by Florida Lawmakers New bills (SB 1270 /HB 1153) have been proposed by Senator Gary Farmer (D-FL) and Representative Bobby DuBose [...]
March 7, 2019 0 New Jersey Assembly Approves Expanded Definition of Personal Information Requiring Breach Notifications The New Jersey Assembly unanimously approved a bill that broadens the types of personal data that call for [...]
March 6, 2019 0 IRS Warns About Tax-Related Phishing Scams The IRS has launched its 2019 ‘Dirty Dozen’ campaign, which cautions taxpayers about the 12 most commonly [...]
March 5, 2019 0 Nevada Senator Introduces New Data Privacy Act Nevada Senator Catherine Cortex Masto, (D-NV) recently proposed a bill called the Data Privacy Act, which [...]
February 13, 2019 0 New Rules on Patient Access and Information Blocking Proposed by ONC and CMS The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for [...]
February 6, 2019 0 Wyoming Hospital Records Act of 1991 May be Repealed Wyoming is contemplating repealing the Hospital Records Act of 1991. The act was created to make sure [...]
February 1, 2019 0 Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers Sharing Data with Patients Issued by FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidelines for medical device manufacturers who [...]
January 22, 2019 0 Revised Common Rule Now In Effect The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR part 46), also called the Common Rule, has [...]
December 7, 2018 0 AMIA and AHIMA Want Adjustments to HIPAA to Improve Accessibility and Portability of Health Information The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the American Health Information Management [...]
November 20, 2018 0 Greater Alignment of Federal Data Privacy Rules Needed The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is requesting the Health Insurance Portability and [...]
November 19, 2018 0 HHS Plans Request for Information to Discover Issues Hampering Patient Information Sharing and Care Coordination The HHS has prepared a Request for Information (RFI) to find out how HIPAA Rules are obstructing the sharing [...]
October 30, 2018 0 OCR Campaign to Boost Understanding of Civil Rights Protections for Patients Undergoing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment On October 26, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the opioid crisis in the United States was a [...]
October 15, 2018 0 Changes in HIPAA Regulations and Enforcement in 2018 What changes in HIPAA regulations could be expected in 2018? Are there new HIPAA regulations expected to be [...]
October 14, 2018 0 Limited Waiver of HIPAA Penalties in Florida and Georgia in Aftermath of Hurricane Michael Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has waived HIPAA sanctions and [...]
October 1, 2018 0 Three Legislation Changes on HIPAA Regulations in 2018 Under Consideration by OCR Because of the policy of two out for every new regulation, it is likely that there will be few new HIPAA [...]
September 24, 2018 0 How is the HITECH Act Related to HIPAA and Electronic Health and Medical Records? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in August 1996. It was updated in [...]
September 21, 2018 0 California Legislature Approves California Consumer Privacy Act Changes In June 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was approved by the California legislature. The Act [...]
September 14, 2018 0 OCR Pubishes Guidance on Patient Data Sharing During a Public Health Emergency Following President Trump’s declaration of a public health emergency in Virginia due to Hurricane [...]
September 7, 2018 0 OCR Reminds Healthcare Organizations to Secure Electronic Media and Devices With ePHI The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has reminded HIPAA-covered entities of [...]
September 3, 2018 0 HIPAA Violation Cases: 2013 – 2017 This page contains a summary of HIPAA violation cases which led to settlements with the Department of Health [...]
August 10, 2018 0 OCR Reminds Healthcare Companies the Proper Disposal of Electronic Devices and Media The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, in the July edition of its [...]
August 1, 2018 0 HHS to Release Information for the Proposed Changes on Federal Health Privacy Rules Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), explained in an address at The [...]
July 26, 2018 0 New Massachusetts Bill Proposes 18 Months Complimentary Credit Monitoring Services for Data Breach Victims A new bill has been proposed in the state of Massachusetts that aims to enhance protections for customers [...]
July 14, 2018 0 Patient Privacy and Security Are Most Important to Consumers According to Aetna Survey Health insurer Aetna conducted a survey about consumers’ attitudes toward healthcare, their associations [...]
July 10, 2018 0 OCR Explains the Importance of Patch Management for HIPAA Compliance OCR has reminded healthcare organizations of the importance of patch management for HIPAA compliance. Patches [...]
July 9, 2018 0 AHA Provides Extensive Feedback on CMS’ Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule The American Hospital Association (AHA) has submitted extensive comments about the HHS’ Centers for [...]
June 29, 2018 0 Common Rule Compliance Date Now January, 19 2019 The federal government published on June 19, 2018 the final rule for the Federal Policy for the Protection of [...]
June 28, 2018 0 There’s No Private Cause of Action in HIPAA According to District Court Ruling Patients who think that there has been a violation of HIPAA Rules can send a complaint to the Department of [...]
June 8, 2018 0 New Data Protection Law Signed in Colorado A new bill – HB 1128 – has been signed into law by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper which [...]
June 8, 2018 0 New Apple Health Records API Allows Developers to Create Apps for Patients and Access EHR Data Apple has launched an application programming interface (API) that developers can use to create health apps [...]
June 1, 2018 0 MGMA Urges CMS to Enforce Compliance with HIPAA Administrative Simplification Rules The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued many financial penalties [...]
May 23, 2018 0 New Cybersecurity Law Covering the Insurance Industry Signed in South Carolina South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act on May [...]
May 21, 2018 0 GAO Reports Patients Still Pay Excessive Fees for Copies of Their Medical Records The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted an audit which showed that patients still face [...]
May 4, 2018 0 OCR Recommends Risk Analysis And Gap Analysis OCR published in its April 2018 cybersecurity newsletter the importance of performing a gap analysis. While a [...]
April 26, 2018 0 Study Shows Gap Between Healthcare Compliance Programs and Expectations of Regulators Most healthcare compliance officers prioritize the compliance of their organizations with the HIPAA Privacy [...]
April 10, 2018 0 ONC Published a New Patient Guidebook to Encourage Patient Health Record Access The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) [...]
April 6, 2018 0 Three Proposed Changes to HIPAA Regulations in 2018 The Trump Administration has introduced a new rule that requires two regulations to be removed for any new [...]
April 3, 2018 0 Can Liquid Web Be Used by Healthcare Organizations Without Violating HIPAA Rules? Liquid Web is a hosting solution provider that has been in the business for 20 years. Is it a HIPAA compliant [...]
April 2, 2018 0 Can Healthcare Organizations Use Zoho Without Violating HIPAA Rules? A Pleasanton, CA-based company has been developing Zoho, a suite of cloud-based tools and applications, since [...]
March 16, 2018 0 Warning Against PHI Disclosure on Social Media Using social media such as Facebook and Twitter can help healthcare organizations in several ways. It helps [...]
March 5, 2018 0 New Version of Colorado Data Breach Notification Bill Cuts Reporting to 30 Days The Colorado data breach notification bill was introduced in January to protect residents against data [...]
February 7, 2018 0 Massachusetts Launched a New Online Data Breach Reporting Tool The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office launched a new online data breach reporting tool. The purpose [...]
February 6, 2018 0 Proposed Amendments to the Iowa Breach Notification Act Iowa Attorney General introduced a new bill that proposes changes to the Iowa Breach Notification Act. Since [...]
February 1, 2018 0 South Dakota Data Breach Notification Bill Introduced There are only two U.S. states that do not have data breach legislation for the protection of their state [...]
January 31, 2018 0 Colorado Legislators Propose New Privacy and Data Breach Law A bipartisan group of legislators in Colorado proposed changing its privacy and data breach notification laws [...]
January 4, 2018 0 New Bill Propose Changes to HIPAA Rules for Healthcare Clearinghouses Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) introduced a new bill (H.R 4613) to the U.S. House of [...]
January 3, 2018 0 Second Phase of HIPAA Compliance Audits Likely to Penalize the Noncompliant Healthcare organizations will pay a big amount for noncompliance with HIPAA Rules. Despite the hefty [...]
January 2, 2018 0 Launch of OCR ‘s New WebPages Required by the 21st Century Cures Act OCR is doing its part to deal with the opioid crisis in the United States and fulfill its responsibilities [...]
January 1, 2018 0 HHS Issued Partial HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver for the Third Time in 2017 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a partial waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties for [...]
December 29, 2017 0 How Can HIPAA-Covered Entities Lower the Security Risks of Mobile Device Usage? Healthcare organizations need to address the security risks associated with the use of mobile devices and [...]
December 15, 2017 0 Cottage Health To Pay $2 Million For Failure to Protect Patients’ Privacy and PHI Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health has agreed to pay $2 million as a financial penalty for a breach case with [...]
November 28, 2017 0 HIV Status of its Members May Possibly Revealed in Amida Care Breach The New York based not-for-profit community health plan provider Amida Care has reported a HIPAA breach that [...]
November 11, 2017 0 Clinical Worker Receives Five-Year Prison Sentence for Stealing PHI A clinic employee has failed to get his 5-year jail term reduced. The man stole the protected health [...]
November 3, 2017 0 Clarification on HIPAA Rules on Sharing Patient Information on Opioid Overdoses Issued by OCR The confusion about HIPAA Rules on sharing patient information on opioid overdoses has been clarified by the [...]
November 2, 2017 0 Sharing of EHR Passwords is Common: Report According to the released results of a recent survey, the practice of sharing EHR passwords is commonplace, [...]
October 31, 2017 0 What is the HIPAA breach notification rule? Despite the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 being one of the most vital pieces of [...]
October 31, 2017 0 McGraw leaves Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Deven McGraw, the Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy at the Department of Health and Human [...]
October 28, 2017 0 Is Dropbox HIPAA compliant? Dropbox is a widely-used file hosting service used by many groups to share files, but is Dropbox HIPAA [...]
October 25, 2017 0 HIPAA Compliant Business Associates can be Found Easily Using New Tool Healthcare groups are only authorized to use business associates that agree to adhere with HIPAA Rules and [...]
October 22, 2017 0 How many HIPAA Violations in 2016? The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has increased its enforcement [...]
October 21, 2017 0 Telemedicine HIPAA requirements The Telemedicene HIPAA requirements affect any medical sector employee or healthcare organization that [...]
October 17, 2017 0 Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions issues by HSS in aftermath of Californian Wildfires A limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties was issued by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of [...]
October 16, 2017 0 What is HIPAA compliant texting? The answer to the question “What is HIPAA compliant texting” is generally unclear. Although HIPAA does [...]
October 15, 2017 0 What are the HIPAA email compliance requirements? There has been much debate about HIPAA email compliance requirements since amendments were made to the Health [...]
October 13, 2017 0 HIV Status of Amida Care Members Potentially Revealed Due to Mailing Error Amida Care, the New York not-for-profit community health plan, has announced that it has experienced HIPAA [...]
October 12, 2017 0 HIPAA Encryption Requirements Strictly speaking, the HIPAA encryption requirements are addressable implementation specifications rather [...]
October 10, 2017 0 What are the HIPAA Requirements for Mobile Devices? Healthcare organizations and other HIPAA-covered entities have embraced mobile technology and are permitting [...]
October 10, 2017 0 HHS Withdraws Proposed Certification Rule After Concerns Raised The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule for certification of [...]
October 9, 2017 0 Why was HIPAA Created? The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law on August 21, 1996 [...]
October 4, 2017 0 What are the rules for HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine? The rule for HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine in call centers is something every company, providing an answering [...]
October 3, 2017 0 What are the HIPAA Rules Regarding Text Messaging? Labeling text messaging as a HIPAA violation is not strictly correct. Whether text messages are a violation [...]
October 1, 2017 0 What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations? The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general can [...]
September 27, 2017 0 Initiative to Help Small Healthcare Providers with HIPAA Compliance Launched by HITRUST/AMA A new initiative – that will assist small healthcare providers with HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity and [...]
September 22, 2017 0 New Proposals from AHA Aim to Reduce Regulatory Burdens In a recent correspondence with the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, the American Hospital [...]
September 22, 2017 0 Hurricane Maria Disaster Zone Has Partial HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver Imposed The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has already imposed two partial waivers of HIPAA [...]
September 20, 2017 0 How the Compliancy Group Can Help Covered Entities Pass a HIPAA Audit The second round of HIPAA compliance audits by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for [...]
September 15, 2017 0 OCR Encourage Patients to Get Copies of Their Health Data The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has introduced a new campaign to [...]
September 12, 2017 0 Hospitals Within the Irma Disaster Zone Granted Limited HIPAA Waiver A public health crisis was declared in some parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida and Puerto Rico, which [...]
September 8, 2017 0 OCR Tells Covered Entities to Prepare for Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters Hospitals in the states of Louisiana and Texas needed to make sure medical services are provided through the [...]
September 6, 2017 0 A Review of HIPAA Settlement Cases for Big Breaches in 2017 The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Roger Severino, [...]
September 1, 2017 0 AHA Wrote Congress to Lessen Regulatory Pressure on Hospitals The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and [...]
August 31, 2017 0 HHS Declares in Hurricane Harvey Disaster Zone the Partial Waiver of Sanctions and Penalties for HIPAA Privacy Rule Violations During emergency situations for example natural disasters, HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance can be a difficult [...]
August 15, 2017 0 FTC Published the Basics of Preventing Data Breaches Next generation firewalls, intrusion detection systems, insider threat control solutions as well as data [...]
August 11, 2017 0 HIPAA-Covered Entities Violate the Breach Notification Rule When Delaying Breach Notifications Under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule (45 CFR §§ 164.400-414), covered entities need to notify the [...]
August 3, 2017 0 Protenus’ Insight on 2017 Breach Barometer Mid-Year Report Protenus, together with Databreaches.net, made its Breach Barometer mid-year report. It discusses all [...]
February 18, 2017 0 HHS’ Final Rule on Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Regulations In February 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed changes to the Confidentiality of [...]
January 10, 2015 0 Certificates of Creditable Coverage Not Needed Any More Under HIPAA Health plan providers and insurers have required Certificates of Creditable Coverage under the Health [...]