February 15, 2013. Today, we present several new definitions relating to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which addressed the application of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to genetic information. The
ONC’s 10-step plan for meeting meaningful use privacy and security requirements, from appointing privacy and security officials to the security risk analysis that every attestation depends on. Attest only after the work is done.
July 9, 2012. Late in June, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy and Security Compliance
May 9, 2012. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information (Version 1.1 022312). This
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for privacy and security enforcement under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published in the May 31, 2011, Federal Register the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) entitled
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), responsible for enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, will issue a Notice of
HIPAA.com has covered the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Red Flags Rule in earlier postings. Congressional action now exempts healthcare providers from compliance with the provisions of
Health Data Management reported in its April 29, 2010, online HDM Daily that "[a] former researcher at the UCLA School of Medicine has been sentenced to four months in
Several visitors to HIPAA.com have asked if 'certification' can substitute for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security training standards and new Privacy requirements under the HITECH
HIPAA.com has received from its readers requests for information on topics related to HIPAA Administrative Simplification Privacy and Security Rules and to updates to those rules reflected in the
The Federal Trade Commission announced a third delay, from August 1, 2009, to November 1, 2009, for compliance with the identity theft prevention red flags rule. The delay is for
