I dive into the HIPAA weeds on a daily basis, and am sometimes asked about similarities and differences between HIPAA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fox
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Foreshadowing HIPAA Under the New Administration: Will Transparency Trump Privacy?
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
It may not come as a surprise that Congressman Tom Price, MD (R-GA), a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act who introduced legislation to replace it last spring, was…
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MINNESOTA BLUES GET HEALTH RECORDS SNOOPING BLUES
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A registered nurse employed by Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS) with a history of drug offenses allegedly accessed a prescription drug database 249 times without a legitimate purpose, according…
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“Step Away from that Subpoena” and Review HIPAA Obligations Before Producing PHI
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
If you receive a subpoena, discovery request, or even a court order demanding the release or production of documents or files that may contain protected health information (PHI), are you…
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