HIPAA Omnibus Rule › Data Protection

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule is a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on January 17, 2013. The Rule aims to strengthen existing privacy protections within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), improve the government's ability to enforce those protections, and give individuals greater access to their health information. One of the most significant changes associated with the Rule is the application of HIPAA's requirements to business associates of health care providers and health care claim processors. HHS broadened HIPAA's application to these groups after several large breaches were tied to business associates.

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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

The Biggest Changes in HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule & Recommended Action Steps—Ted Kobus

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

HIPAA’S FINAL RULE: Putting Things in Perspective – Comments from OCR

by Patricia Shea | K&L Gates LLP on 4/2/2013

On March 22, 2013, Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) Director Leon Rodriguez presented the keynote address to attendees of the American Health Lawyers’ Association HIPAA/HITECH Conference in...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

HEALTH REFORM: HIPAA Omnibus Rule's Impact on Notices of Privacy Practices

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 3/14/2013

This health reform alert summarizes the key changes to the Notice of Privacy Practices ("NPP")[1] requirements in the revised Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") regulations (the "Omnibus Rule")[2]...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

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

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

HIPAA Alert: Action Steps To Reach Compliance

by Travis Brennan | Bernstein Shur on 2/20/2013

As discussed in two prior HIPAA alerts, a final, 563-page Omnibus HIPAA Rule was released by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights to strengthen HIPAA’s security and privacy protections. The final...more

Expanding The Reach Of HIPAA Data Security And Privacy Requirements

by Michael Volkov on 2/18/2013

In this information technology era, it is little wonder that the Obama Administration has made enforcement of data security and privacy protections a top priority. The enforcement emphasis reflects public opinion favoring...more

HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule – published Jan. 25, 2013

by Diane Felix | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 2/13/2013

Six Points Health Care Professionals and Organizations (and those who do business with them) Need To Know NOW: - Possible fines have increased dramatically. Under prior law, fines were capped at $100 per violation, with...more

HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Imposes New Obligations on Business Associates

by Elizabeth F. Hodge | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/12/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services/Office for Civil Rights (HHS/OCR) published in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 5566) the long-awaited final rule titled Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy,...more

HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard Should Be Key Component of Policies and Procedures, Now More Than Ever

by Lisa Clark, Elinor Hart | Duane Morris LLP on 2/11/2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") announced the final omnibus rule amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") in accordance with the HITECH...more

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