On January 6, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that would strengthen the requirements of the security rule promulgated...more
In response to the number of successful, large-scale ransomware attacks affecting healthcare organizations nearly tripling since 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released guidance outlining its...more
1/30/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
QR (Quick Response) codes, have become ubiquitous – they can be found on billboards, buses, email, snail mail, magazine pages, restaurant menus, company websites, business cards, church bulletins, stadium jumbotrons, and...more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory in light of...more
12/23/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FBI ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Ransomware
Enforcement activity by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) showed no signs of slowing throughout 2018 and has already picked up speed in 2019. More recent and significant actions...more
4/25/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Medical Records ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
August 24, 2018 marked a busy day for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) self-designated "Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care," an initiative aimed at dismantling the regulatory barriers to providers...more
9/7/2018
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
CMMI ,
Comment Period ,
Commercial Reasonableness ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Incentives ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth ,
Value-Based Care ,
Waivers