It is back-to-school season, and The Healthcare Compliance Pod is going back to school too! Each week in August, we’re discussing one fundamental basic compliance obligation for healthcare providers, centered exclusively on...more
Effective December 23, 2024, HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates will be required to comply with new restrictions on how protected health information may be used and disclosed for certain purposes relating to...more
HHS recently announced that it fined a dermatology practice $150,000 for failing to reasonably safeguard an unencrypted thumb drive and failing to conduct an accurate and thorough risk analysis of electronic PHI....more