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HIPAA Revises Business Associate Agreement Requirements

by Evelyn Haralampu | Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/7/2013

Protecting Health Information - The privacy of health information is protected by federal rules. These rules, which have been recently updated, affect the handling of “protected health information” (“PHI”) by business...more

HIPAA Task Force – May 2013

by Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Molly E. G. Ferraioli, Thora A. Johnson, Jessica Kuester, Peter Parvis | Venable LLP on 5/2/2013

In this issue: - What Your Business Needs To Do About Hipaa — Now - Action Items for Covered Entities and Business Associates (including Subcontractors) - Changes Impacting Business Associates (including...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

Countdown Begins for HIPAA Omnibus Rule Compliance

by Dianne Bourque, Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/26/2013

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule goes into effect today, which officially starts the clock for covered entities, business associates, and their subcontractors to begin updating their agreements, forms, policies, procedures, and...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

Highlights of the Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule

by Robert Chu, William Conaboy, Gregory Fliszar, Katherine Layman, Judy Mayer | Cozen O'Connor on 3/7/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published the long-awaited omnibus final regulation governing health data privacy, security and enforcement (Omnibus...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

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

Legal Alert: Final HIPAA Regulations Released: Time To Review Your HIPAA Policies?

by Tiffany D. Downs, Isabella P. Lee, Scott V. Wagner | FordHarrison on 2/19/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") recently released long-awaited final HIPAA Regulations. The new regulations finalize many changes previously proposed to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules,...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 Rules Overhaul Ups Compliance Ante

by Steven J. Bonafonte | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/15/2013

Originally posted in Hartford Business Journal on February 11th, 2013. Attention all medical providers, hospitals and any other covered entity or business associate under HIPAA. On Jan. 17, the U.S. Department of Health...more

New HIPAA Rules Affect Business Associates And Their Subcontractors

by Kris Eimicke, Kyle Glover, Peter Guffin | Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/13/2013

The new HIPAA rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services have made substantial changes to the way in which covered entities (e.g., hospitals, health insurers, etc…) and their business associates (entities...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

New HIPAA Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors

by Amy Gordon, Susan M. Nash, Jamie Weyeneth | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2013

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act omnibus regulations recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have significant ramifications for business associates and subcontractors of...more

New HIPAA Rule Imposes Data Security and Privacy Obligations Directly Upon Vendors and Contractors of Covered Entities

by Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 2/11/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published the Final Rule to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA")'s Data Security and Privacy Rules. The Final Rule...more

Omnibus Final Rule Issued on HIPAA/HITECH Act: Significant Changes for ‘Business Associates’

by Caitlin Bloom, Allen Briskin, Gerry Hinkley | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/8/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published the much-anticipated Omnibus Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), which, with respect to business associates and their subcontractors, conforms HIPAA’s...more

Now Is The Time To Revise Your Business Associate Agreements and Notice of Privacy Practices

by Brooke Ledger, Julie Simer | Buchalter Nemer on 2/7/2013

There is a lot of confusion among providers caused by therecent publication of new rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). On January 25, 2013, the HIPAA final omnibus rule...more

Breaking Down The HIPAA Rule Changes: Part 2 Of 5 - Changes Affecting Who Is A Business Associate And New Business Associate...

by Erin Fleming Dunlap, Rebecca Frigy, Matthew Murer, Thomas O'Donnell | Polsinelli on 2/6/2013

In This Issue: - Expansion of, Clarifications to, and Explicit Inclusions in the Definition of BA - BAs’ Direct Liability Under the Final Rule - BAAs: Required Provisions Under the Final Rule and the Compliance...more

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