HIPAA Final Rule: Enforcement by State Attorneys General
February 26, 2013. Today, we examine the HIPAA Rules enforcement role established by the HITECH Act for State attorneys general...
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: Modification of Business Associate Definition, Part (6)–Exceptions
Feb 14, 2013
February 14, 2013. Today, we finish examining the business associate definition, focusing on exceptions, as modified by the Final Rule: ...
HIPAA Final Rule: Modification of Business Associate Definition, Parts (1) & (2)
Feb 8, 2013
February 8, 2013. Today, we examine (1) and (2)—the first two parts of four—of the business associate definition, as modified...
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...
HHS Strengthens HIPAA Enforcement
Nov 3, 2009
On Friday, October 30, 2009, HHS published in the Federal Register its Interim Final Rule that strengthens HIPAA enforcement under...