Heading into its 22nd year, HIPAA continues to be misunderstood and misapplied by many, including health care industry professionals who strive for (or at least claim the mantle of)
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HIPAA Business Associates
Ten Tips for Actions by a Covered Entity after a HIPAA Breach by a Business Associate
This blog recently discussed tips for a covered entity (CE) in dealing with a HIPAA business associate (BA). Now, even though you have adopted all of the tips and…
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Your Business Associates Hold Your HIPAA Compliance Future in Their Hands: Eleven Things You Can Do
Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were recently featured again by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in the April 2017 issue of Medical Practice Compliance Alert…
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The Blindfolded Business Associate: New HHS Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing
According to the latest HIPAA-related guidance (Guidance) published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a cloud service provider (CSP) maintaining a client’s protected health…
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A Checklist to Get Ready for the HIPAA Audits (Part 2)
Jessica Forbes Olson and T.J. Lang write:
In Part 1, we noted that on March 21, 2016, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced it will launch a second…
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HIPAA Audits: Ready or Not Here They Come! (Part 1)
Jessica Forbes Olson and T.J. Lang write:

On March 21, 2016, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced it…
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5 Practical Steps for Business Associate Compliance
Congratulations! You have a HIPAA-compliant business associate (or subcontractor) agreement in place – now what? How can you implement the agreement without becoming a HIPAA guru?
There are many resources…
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Expert Interview with William Maruca About Protecting Medical Records
Our partner Bill Maruca, who is the Editor and a frequent contributor to this blog, was recently interviewed by PracticeSuite as part of their Expert Interview program. In the …
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HIPAA Compliance Trends for 2015
As she had done in 2014, Marla Durben Hirsch interviewed my partner Elizabeth Litten and me for her annual Medical Practice Compliance Alert article on compliance trends for the …
HIPAA Hurdles in 2015
Nearly a year ago, as described in an earlier blog post, one of my favorite health industry journalists, Marla Durben Hirsh, published an article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert…
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