The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule....more
5/14/2024
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a policy statement on Sept. 15, 2021, emphasizing that developers of digital health apps, connected devices and other health products have obligations under the Health Breach...more
9/27/2021
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Notice Requirements ,
PHI
An amendment to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2021, directing U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider "recognized security practices"...more
8/31/2021
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HITECH Act ,
Incident Response Plans ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
PHI
To date, there has been little consistency in how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the amount of settlements...more
2/5/2021
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
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HITECH Act ,
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PHI ,
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Stark Law ,
WA Supreme Court
On Jan. 5, 2021, the President signed into law H.R. 7898, which provides even more incentive for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities and business associates to develop robust security...more
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more
1/14/2019
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HITECH Act ,
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NIST ,
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Standard of Care
On Dec. 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of voluntary cybersecurity practices and tools for the healthcare industry. The documents were the result of Section 405(d) of the...more
1/4/2019
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Health Clinics ,
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Healthcare Facilities ,
HITECH Act ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation
Under HIPAA, patients have a right to information about certain disclosures, referred to as an accounting. Under the current iteration of the regulations, covered entities and business associates need not account for...more
5/15/2018
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Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Business Associates ,
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Disclosure ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
OCR ,
Patient Rights ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements
A number of new developments have taken place related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security compliance, and enforcement is increasing. Healthcare providers, health plans and other...more
Covered entities and business associates have only until September 22, 2014 to update business associate agreements that were in place as of January 25, 2013. For those members of the health industry and their vendors that...more
Starting in 2015, eligible physicians and hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program who do not adopt "meaningful" use" certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will no...more
Just days before the September 23, 2013 enforcement date for the new HITECH Act Omnibus rules, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has published several new guidance tools and documents. On...more
Way back on February 17, 2009, Congress passed a stimulus bill that contained provisions referred to as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act. The HITECH Act was geared toward...more
2/1/2013
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GINA ,
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HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Marketing ,
Notice Requirements ,
OCR ,
PHI