HIPAA Final Rule: Disclosures to Business Associates
March 8, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final...
OCR of HHS FINALLY Issues HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Modifications Final Rule
Jan 18, 2013
January 18, 2013. On January 16, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its EO 12866 regulatory review...
OCR Announces November 2011 Start of Privacy and Security Compliance Audits
Nov 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for privacy and security...
HHS Publishes HITECH Act Accounting of Disclosures NPRM
May 31, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published in the May 31, 2011,...
OCR Reports 107 Breaches Affecting Over 4 Million Individuals (II)
Jul 9, 2010
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regularly updates its Web site listing of breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. As...
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...
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 5
Nov 4, 2009
From now through November, HIPAA.com is providing a run through of HIPAA transaction & code set, privacy, and security definitions,...
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 4
Nov 2, 2009
From now through November, HIPAA.com is providing a run through of HIPAA transaction & code set, privacy, and security definitions,...
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 3
Oct 29, 2009
From now through November, HIPAA.com is providing a run through of HIPAA transaction & code set, privacy, and security definitions,...
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 2
Oct 27, 2009
From now through November, HIPAA.com is providing a run through of HIPAA transaction & code set, privacy, and security definitions,...