In our most recent post, the Top 5 Common HIPAA Mistakes to Avoid in 2018, we noted that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil
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Will Unearthing the FTC’s Data Security Standards Help the Health Care Industry?
As a regulatory lawyer, I frequently find myself parsing words and phrases crafted by legislators and agencies that, all too often, are frustratingly vague or contradictory when applied to a…
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16 Houston Hospital Employees Fired for Snooping
Harris County Hospital District, a Houston area health system, has fired 16 employees for HIPAA violations, according to the Houston Chronicle. The employees reportedly accessed the records of a first-year…
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Twitter and Patient Privacy Rights
[Installment 2 – Governance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders]
This is the second in a series of blog posts that relate to the governance concerns surrounding…