Dianne Bourque

Dianne Bourque

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Highlights of the Joint NIST and OCR Safeguarding Health Information Conference

Earlier this week we attended the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 6th Annual Safeguarding Health Information Conference in Washington, D.C. (the NIST-OCR...more

5/26/2013 - Audits HHS HIPAA NIST OCR

Firearms Debate Triggers OCR Request for Comments

Gun violence is a hot topic in the wake of the Newtown shootings and the aftermath of last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, and now health privacy has joined the debate....more

4/24/2013 - Criminal Background Checks Firearms Gun Laws HIPAA Mental Illness NICS OCR PHI

OCR Wants Feedback From Audited Covered Entities

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is preparing to conduct an online survey of the 115 covered entities it audited in 2012 as part of the HITECH-mandated, pilot audit program. OCR hopes to use the survey results to evaluate...more

3/20/2013 - Audits Covered Entities HIPAA HITECH OCR

The New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review

As we have reported in this blog, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and...more

2/18/2013 - Business Associates Cloud Computing Covered Entities Data Breach ERISA Fundraisers HHS HIPAA Omnibus Rule HITECH Marketing Notice Requirements OCR PHI Privacy Rule Risk Assessment Subcontractors Training

Finally! HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases HIPAA Omnibus Rule With Sweeping Changes to Compliance Requirements and Enforcement

The final regulations from Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules (Omnibus Rule) have finally...more

1/18/2013 - Business Associates Compliance Covered Entities Data Breach Data Protection HHS HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule Notice Requirements Notifications OCR Patient Privacy Rights PHI Subcontractors

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