Cloud service providers that process electronic protected health information (ePHI) are business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), even if the PHI is encrypted and the...more
11/7/2016
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Business Associates ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Encryption ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Risk Assessment ,
Service Agreements
Three bills that will update California’s data breach notification requirements have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bills impose specific requirements on providing breach notification to consumers, add a...more
10/20/2015
/ Automatic License Plate Readers ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Posting Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance