Business Associates, Data Protection

Cloud Storage Providers Storing Protected Health Information May Be Obligated to Comply with HIPAA Regulations

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/17/2013

A recently issued government rule may unknowingly create significant liability and legal risk for many technology enterprises. The expanded definition of "business associates" and related interpretations by the Department of...more

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule - Assessing Your Organization's Compliance Readiness

by Theodore Kobus III, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 4/12/2013

The long awaited HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule became effective March 26, 2013, but covered entities, business associates and subcontractors will have until September 23, 2013, to fully comply. ...more

The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule—Data Privacy and Security Implications for Business Associates and Covered Entities

by Matthew Fischer | Sedgwick LLP on 4/11/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (‘‘OCR’’) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) published the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule (‘‘Final Rule’’) which OCR has trumpeted as carrying ‘‘the most...more

The HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule has arrived!

by Ruth Griggs | Sands Anderson PC on 4/9/2013

If you are a health care provider and/or someone who routinely performs work involving patient health information on behalf of a health care provider, you likely need to know about the HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule....more

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 4/9/2013

With the recent issuance of the long-awaited final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the protection of patient information has been a hot topic among the health care industry the past few months....more

Scripts - April 2013

by Kenneth L. Burgess, Kevin M. Ceglowski, Elizabeth Johnson, Jennifer G. Parser | Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/8/2013

In This Issue: - Key Provisions In the Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules and What They Mean for You - NLRB and EEOC May Target Employer Efforts to Keep Employees Quiet During Internal Investigations -...more

Newly Effective HIPAA Omnibus Rule Makes Sweeping Changes to HIPAA

by Alicia Gilleskie, Mary Pat Sullivan | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 4/5/2013

The long-awaited final omnibus rule (Omnibus Rule) that modifies the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) [1] took effect last week, on March 26, 2013. Leon Rodriguez, Director of the U.S....more

Time to Take Advantage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule's "Good News": Fundraising, Research, and Student Immunization Records

by Kristen Blanchette, Adam H. Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/3/2013

The Omnibus Rule went into effect on March 26, 2013. While covered entities and business associates have until Sept. 23, 2013, to comply with new restrictions and obligations, they can take advantage of the rule’s benefits...more

What We Need to Do to Comply with the Final HIPAA Rule: A Summary of the Privacy Obligations for Health Care Providers, Health...

by Cheryl Murray | Winstead PC on 3/19/2013

On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the highly anticipated Omnibus Rule, which makes extensive changes (as promulgated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and...more

HITECH and HIPAA: The Final Rule

by Joshua Freemire, Sarah E. Swank, James Wieland | Ober|Kaler on 3/14/2013

The final rule implementing new obligations under HITECH and changing obligations under HIPAA is finally out. Covered entities and business associates need to come into compliance with these requirements by September 23,...more

New HIPAA Regulations Require Action From Group Health Plans

by Polsinelli on 3/14/2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which implement changes made by the Health...more

New HIPAA Rules Mean New Burdens and Opportunities for Lenders

by Julie Simer, Robert Willner | Buchalter Nemer on 3/14/2013

As an increasing number of health care providers move to electronic health record systems, patient privacy is becoming a serious concern. On January 25, 2013, new regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

What the New HIPAA Rules Say About Health Information Technology for Users, Developers and Investors

by Neville M. Bilimoria, Lisa Clark | Duane Morris LLP on 3/13/2013

Health Information Technology Under HIPAA - Central to healthcare reform efforts is the use of health information technology ("HIT"), a broad term that is often used in conjunction with electronic health records...more

Don't Get Pinched by New HHS PHI Rules

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/11/2013

HHS has released its much-anticipated final omnibus rule about protected health information. The rule addresses privacy and security issues, including defining a business associate and expanding individuals' rights to...more

New HIPAA Regulations Require Action by Group Health Plans

by Amy Gordon, Jamie Weyeneth | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/8/2013

Final HIPAA privacy and security regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services will require action by group health plan sponsors by September 2013....more

Final Omnibus Rule modifies HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules

by Calvin Hayes | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/5/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Final Rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules was published in the Federal Register. Among other things, the omnibus...more

Final HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Compliance Actions for Employee Benefit Plans

by Hugh Davis, Kathryn Paradise | Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/5/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services recently released final regulations modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules (the “Omnibus Rule”). These regulations have far-reaching effects...more

Special Edition: Health Law Update - February 28, 2013

by Anne Foster, Cory Fox, Susan Whittaker Hughes, Theodore Kobus III, Jennifer Mills, John Mulhollan, Lynn Sessions, Kimberly M. Wong | BakerHostetler on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: - A Baker's Dozen of Significant Changes From the HIPAA/HITECH Rule 1. Business Associates and Subcontractors 2. Breach Notification 3. Covered Entity Organizational Structures 4. Cloud...more

PHI Breach Reporting Deadline is March 1, 2013

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/28/2013

To comply with the HITECH breach notice requirements, HIPAA covered entities are required to report all small breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) that occurred in calendar year 2012 to the U.S....more

Significant Changes to HIPAA Effective March 26, 2013

by Christie Burbank, Jade Dodds, Susan Steelman | Miller & Martin PLLC on 2/28/2013

The following is a summary of the major changes to HIPAA under the new Final Rule: 1. Breach Notification Standard Lowered — In perhaps the most significant change under the Final Rule, the new regulations considerably...more

HIPAA’s New Rules: Expanding Scope, Clarifying Uncertainties, & Reinforcing Fundamentals

by Patricia Shea | K&L Gates LLP on 2/25/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Secretary for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (the “Department”) officially published the long-awaited final regulations (the “Final Rule”)...more

New HIPAA Omnibus Regulations – What Employers Who Sponsor Group Health Plans Need to Know to Comply

by Denise L. Atwood | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/22/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final regulations that modify the Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules issued pursuant to the Health Insurance...more

Employers Take Note: Final HIPAA Rules Mandate New Obligations for Group Health Plans

by Duane Morris LLP on 2/22/2013

Group Health Plans - Employers that sponsor group health plans for their employees should pay careful attention to the newly announced final omnibus rule amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

OCR Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules to Implement the HITECH...

by Bernadette Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Edward Zacharias | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/21/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule (Final Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards (Privacy Rule), security...more

The HITECH Final Rule: The New Privacy/Security Rules of the Road Have Finally Arrived

by Nancy Bonifant, Elizabeth Doyle O'Brien, Jennifer Pike, Zachary Portin, Brad Rostolsky, Salvatore Rotella Jr. | Reed Smith on 2/20/2013

Since the 2009 enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “Act” or “HITECH Act”), compliance efforts associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more

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