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A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

by Jill Girardeau | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/6/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Enforcement Rule - Background: On October 30, 2009, HHS issued an interim final rule revising the Enforcement Rule to incorporate provisions of the HITECH Act. The NPRM then proposed a number of...more

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

by Howard E. Bogard, Kelli Carpenter Fleming, C. Logan Hinkle, James A. Hoover, Debra Lee Mackey | Burr & Forman on 2/5/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its long awaited final HIPAA rule, which significantly expands certain obligations for healthcare providers and their business associates (the...more

CLIENT ALERT: HHS Announces More Than $1 Million Each In Penalties For HIPAA Security Rule Violations

by Matthew H. Engle, Gregory Y. Harris | Lewis and Roca LLP on 12/14/2012

Businesses subject to HIPAA rules should take note of recent penalties imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). Penalties of more than $1 million each were leveled as a result of Security Rule...more

HIPAA De-Identification Guidance

by Jennifer S. Geetter, Amy Gordon, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Amy Hooper Kearbey | McDermott Will & Emery on 12/12/2012

Office of Civil Rights has released additional guidance addressing the de-identification of protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Covered entities should review their current...more

Utilizing the HIPAA audit protocols as a compliance tool By Kimberly J. Gold

by Kimberly J. Gold | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 12/6/2012

Originally published in Compliance Today on December 1, 2012. ..Covered entities are now subject to privacy and security audits by OCR. ..OCR published audit protocols regarding its standards for such...more

Escaping HIPAA: New Guidance on De-Identifying Health Information

by Adam H. Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/29/2012

HIPAA places tight restrictions on the use and disclosure of protected health information, but there are many ways to “de-identify” it, freeing it from HIPAA’s constraints. Covered entities and business associates can use...more

OCR releases HIPAA privacy rule guidance on de-identifying PHI

by The Harlow Group LLC on 11/27/2012

Just two and a half years after hosting a workshop on the HIPAA Privacy Rule's de-identification standard, OCR has issued its "Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance...more

Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the Health Insurance...

by Ken Moyle on 11/26/2012

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights released its long-awaited guidance regarding the de-identification of protected health information in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

CLIENT ALERT: HHS Announces More Than $1 Million Each In Penalties For HIPAA Security Rule Violations

HIPAA De-Identification Guidance

Utilizing the HIPAA audit protocols as a compliance tool By Kimberly J. Gold

Escaping HIPAA: New Guidance on De-Identifying Health Information

OCR releases HIPAA privacy rule guidance on de-identifying PHI

Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the Health Insurance...

HHS Publishes Roadmap for HIPAA Audits .

Are You Ready? HIPAA Audits Are Here.

Federal Government Releases Protocol for HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Audits

Self-Compliance Tool for HIPAA and Other Health Care Related Provisions

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