HIPAA Final Rule: Enforcement–Factors for Determining Civil Money Penalties for HIPAA Violations
February 25, 2013. Today, we examine factors considered in determining the amount of a civil money penalty for a HIPAA...
HIPAA Final Rule: Breach Risk Assessment Factors for “Probability Standard”
January 29, 2013. Today, we cover the four risk assessment factors pertaining to breach notification in the Modifications to the...
Five HIPAA Compliance Activities Your Organization Must Undertake
HIPAA Administrative Simplification was enacted on August 21, 1996 as Subtitle F of Title II of Public Law 104-191. The so-called...
Clock Running Down on Business Associate Compliance with HIPAA Security Rule Required by HITECH Act
Less than one month to go: Business Associates must comply with the HIPAA Security Rule no later than Wednesday, February...
Accountability Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives
On December 15, 2008, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the U.S. Department of Health...
Openness and Transparency Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives
On December 15, 2008, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the U.S. Department of Health...
Information Access Management: Access Authorization-What to Do and How to Do It
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the second implementation specification for the Administrative Safeguard...
Time to Review Your Security Risk Assessment
With the March 17, 2009 effective dates for the new 5010 Version of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Transaction Standards and the...