On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) embraced the end of Spooky Season by announcing two more ransomware-related enforcement actions. ...more
11/19/2024
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Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
OCR ,
Penalties ,
Ransomware ,
Right of Access ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
As previously reported in this blog, on Dec. 6, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) released a “concept paper,” which laid out its vision of future action regarding healthcare...more
On Dec. 6, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) released what it is calling a “concept paper” on its role in cybersecurity for the healthcare sector (the HHS paper). The HHS paper is sweeping in...more
As a Halloween treat for HIPAA-covered entities and business associates, on October 31, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new video on its YouTube channel, in which senior...more
On July 13, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to retail pharmacies that refusing to dispense a prescribed medication or making a determination on the suitability of...more
7/18/2022
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Federal Funding ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Pharmacies ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Sex Discrimination