HIPAA Final Rule: Business Associate Notification Timing, Policy and Procedure Updates, Retraining, and Documentation
February 1, 2013. Today, we wrap up discussion of breach notification in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy,...
HIPAA Final Rule: More on Breach Notification Rule Changes
Jan 31, 2013
January 31, 2013. Today, we briefly identify key changes or reminders regarding breach notification in the preamble of the Final...
Final Rule: Modified Definition of Breach
Jan 28, 2013
January 28, 2013. Today, we want to explore the modified definition of breach in the Final HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy, Security,...
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...
HITECH Act Breached Individuals Skyrocket in Latest OCR Web Site Posting
Nov 4, 2011
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery...
HITECH Act Privacy and Security Final Rules Needed Now
Oct 25, 2011
Since September 23, 2009, the enforcement arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil...
Get Ready Now for Toughened HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy and Security Rules and Enforcement, and Big Noncompliance Fines
Aug 17, 2011
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted on August 21, 1996, as Public Law 104-191....
Evaluation-What This HIPAA Security Rule Administrative Safeguard Standard Means
Apr 20, 2009
This is the eighth Administrative Safeguard Standard of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule. Its implementation specification is embodied in the...