HIPAA Final Rule: More on Business Associate Uses & Disclosures in the Business Associate Contract
March 11, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
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,...
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...
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...
OMB Clears HITECH Act Accounting of Disclosures NPRM
May 26, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), responsible for enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy,...
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...
OCR Reports 107 Breaches Affecting Over 4 Million Individuals (I)
Jul 6, 2010
As of the July 4th holiday weekend, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has updated again its Web site listing...
Reported Breaches of 500 or More Individuals up to 93 and Affecting Over 2.5 Million Individuals; Enforcement and Penalties
Jun 7, 2010
As of Friday, June 4, 2010, 93 breaches affecting 500 or more individuals have been reported on the Office for...
Prison Time for Privacy Breach of PHI; OCR Breach List Continues to Grow; More Training Needed
Apr 30, 2010
Health Data Management reported in its April 29, 2010, online HDM Daily that “[a] former researcher at the UCLA School...
OCR Identifies 36 Entities with Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals
Mar 4, 2010
On Monday, February 22, 2010, the federal government, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health...