Final Rule: Modified Definition of Breach
January 28, 2013. Today, we want to explore the modified definition of breach in the Final HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security,...
ONC Touts its 10 Step Plan for Meeting Meaningful Use Privacy and Security Attestation Requirements
Dec 4, 2012
In a recent Tweet, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) stated: “Move into the 21st Century...
CMS and ONC Publish Final Rules for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Security in Federal Register
Sep 3, 2012
September 4, 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entities: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and...
OCR’s Publicly Disclosed Large Breaches Now Top 20 Million Impacted Individuals
May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA/HITECH Act privacy and security enforcement arm, Office for...
ONC Publishes Stage 2 EHR Technology Certification Criteria NPRM
Mar 9, 2012
On March 7, 2012, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of Health...
CMS Publishes Stage 2 Meaningful Use Incentive Program NPRM
Mar 8, 2012
On March 7, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register its 132-page notice...
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...
200 Breaches Impacting Almost 5.9 Million Individuals, with Theft and Loss of Laptops and PEDs Major Cause
Dec 6, 2010
December 2, 2010.M Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of...
HHS Issues Interim Final Rule for HITECH ‘Breach Notification’
Aug 21, 2009
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, has issued the Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for...
Transmission Security Encryption: What to Do and How to Do It
Jul 14, 2009
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the second of two implementation specifications for the...
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