HIPAA Final Rule: Today is Effective Date–Covered Entities and Business Associates Have 180 Days to Comply
March 26, 2013. Today is the first big milestone since the January 25, 2013, publication in the Federal Register of...
HIPAA Final Rule: More on Business Associate Uses & Disclosures in the Business Associate Contract
Mar 12, 2013
March 11, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
HIPAA Final Rule: Prohibited Uses and Disclosures–Sale of Protected Health Information
Mar 7, 2013
March 7, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
HIPAA Final Rule: Business Associates–Permitted and Required Uses & Disclosures
Mar 5, 2013
March 5, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
HIPAA Final Rule: Covered Entities–Permitted Uses and Disclosures & Required Disclosures
Mar 4, 2013
March 4, 2013. Today, we start going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
HIPAA Final Rule: Modified Privacy Rule Definition–Marketing
Mar 1, 2013
March 1, 2013. Today, we continue to examine definitions pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, for which we shall begin...
HIPAA Final Rule: Enforcement–Factors for Determining Civil Money Penalties for HIPAA Violations
Feb 25, 2013
February 25, 2013. Today, we examine factors considered in determining the amount of a civil money penalty for a HIPAA...
HIPAA Final Rule: Enforcement: Four Penalty Tiers
Feb 21, 2013
February 21, 2013. Today, we examine the four penalty tiers for violations of HIPAA Rules in the Final Rule: Modifications...
HIPAA Final Rule: Enforcement: Willful Neglect
Feb 20, 2013
February 20, 2013. Today, we begin examination of HITECH Act modifications of HIPAA Enforcement, focusing on the meaning and consequences...
HIPAA Final Rule: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Definitions
Feb 15, 2013
February 15, 2013. Today, we present several new definitions relating to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which addressed the...