What better way to welcome the new year than with proposed new HIPAA Security Rules?
As 2024 came to an end, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced
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L.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to Know
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Disregard your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act obligations at your own risk.
That’s the stark warning covered entities and business associates should take away from a recent settlement entered…
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It’s that time again for year-in-review articles. On December 16, 2019, Modern Healthcare has published an infographic that compares HIPAA breaches which occurred in 2019 to aggregate breach statistics from…
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Bankrupt Medical Records Company Hit with $100,000 Penalty for HIPAA Violations
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Filefax, Inc., a defunct Illinois medical records storage and management company, has been fined $100,000 for improperly handling medical data under an agreement with the court-appointed receiver managing the company’s…
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The Heavy Hit of HIPAA: Violations May Send You to Jail
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The recent criminal conviction of a Massachusetts physician provides a stark reminder that violating HIPAA can result in more than civil monetary penalties and the financial and reputational fall-out that…
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Reflections on HIPAA Protections and Permissions in the Wake of the Orlando Tragedy
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My heart goes out to any family member trying desperately to get news about a loved one in the hours and days following an individual or widespread tragedy, irrespective of…
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I Want My PHI! HIPAA Access Rights, Authorizations and HHS Guidance
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
Daily struggles to protect personal data from hacking, phishing, theft and loss make it easy to forget that HIPAA is not just about privacy and security. It also requires covered…
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Election Year Predictions: Expansion of Federal Healthcare Privacy Regulation
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Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled “6 Compliance Trends Likely to Affect…
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Six Tips for Physicians to Protect Patient Data on the Internet
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Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were once again quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her recent articles in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled “Misapplication of Internet…
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Athletes Do Not Leave Their HIPAA Rights At The Locker Room Door
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
HIPAA has made an unlikely appearance twice already this month in news reports involving famous athletes.
Between the Pierre-Paul medical record tweet by ESPN reporter Adam Schefter earlier this month…
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