HIPAA, Healthcare Professionals

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

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

State Fines Hospital For Patient Confidentiality Breach; Requires HIPAA Training For Executives

by Theodore Kobus III, Lynn Sessions, Kimberly M. Wong | BakerHostetler on 12/13/2012

A California hospital that disclosed a patient’s medical record in response to a California Watch investigative report on the alleged inappropriate billing practices of the hospital’s parent organization was recently cited by...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

OCR Issues Guidance On HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De-Identification Standard

by Ryan Blaney, Tzvia Feiertag | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 12/7/2012

On November 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a thirty-two page document titled “Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information...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

Office of Civil Rights Releases Guidance on De-Identification of PHI Under HIPAA Privacy Rule

by M. Leeann Habte, James R. Kalyvas, Alexandre C. Nisenbaum, R. Michael Scarano Jr. | Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/4/2012

On November 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released long-overdue guidance on how covered entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...more

OCR Issues Guidance on Methods for De-Identification of PHI Under HIPAA

by Julie K. Lappas | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 11/29/2012

On November 26th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance on the methods that covered entities and business associates can use to de-identify protected health...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

HIPAA Privacy In The Aftermath Of Sandy: Be Prepared For The Next Emergency

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 11/21/2012

As health care providers, patients, family members, friends, and disaster relief agencies such as the American Red Cross continue to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy it is important to be mindful of privacy...more

Boston-Area Hospital to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle HIPAA Violations Over Security Breach

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 9/21/2012

On September 17, 2012, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Boston area hospital, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to settle allegations of violations of the HIPAA Security...more

HIPAA and the Evolution of Portable Devices

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 9/19/2012

Bond . . . James Bond has always been the epitome of cool gadgets (and bikini babes) but the gizmos of Sean Connery have passed into the era of Daniel Craig. Mr. Connery's lasers, spy cameras and recorders are like dinosaurs...more

Multi-Million Medicare Fraud and HIPAA Conviction: A Cautionary Tale

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/21/2012

The owner of a Long Island medical supply company was convicted last week on charges of a $10.7 million Medicare fraud and wrongful disclosure of private medical information under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

HHS Publishes Roadmap for HIPAA Audits .

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 8/16/2012

One of the less well-known provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (or "HITECH") Act[1] is the requirement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") periodically...more

Are You Ready? HIPAA Audits Are Here.

by Trenam Kemker on 8/13/2012

As part of health care reform, the federal government mandated that a pilot HIPAA audit program (the “HIPAA Audit Program”) be developed to ensure compliance with HIPAA’s privacy and security rules and its breach notification...more

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

by Trenam Kemker on 8/13/2012

On June 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released on its website the protocol that it has developed to serve as a guideline for recently-implemented HIPAA...more

First State HIPAA Enforcement Action against a Business Associate Returns $2.5 Million Payout

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/3/2012

In February, we alerted you to the first HIPAA enforcement action taken against a business associate. The action was pursued by the Minnesota Attorney General against Accretive Health, a service provider that was involved in...more

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

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 7/27/2012

The Department of Labor recently updated its self-compliance tool for plan sponsors and plan administrators of group health plans. The self-compliance tool contains questions relating to requirements on issues such as...more

OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol

by Morgan Lewis on 7/23/2012

Protocol provides clues regarding areas of focus for ongoing HIPAA audits assessing compliance with the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health...more

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