Health Tech Podcast - Episode 3: HIPAA, HITECH and TCPA
The Biggest Changes in HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule & Recommended Action Steps—Ted Kobus
With the recent announcements of two new innovation models, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is recognizing the role of digitally enabled care in improving access and outcomes. ...more
In Pennsylvania, data breach notification is governed by the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (“the Act”). Originally codified in 2005, the Act addresses the security of computerized data and the notification...more
OCR Public Comment on Security Practices and Civil Monetary Penalties - The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is seeking information from stakeholders on two aspects of the Health Information Technology for Economic and...more
The HIPAA privacy rules have been in the news a lot lately. That’s good, but not when it’s for the wrong reasons or based on a misunderstanding of the rules....more
When the new HITECH rules came out OCR specifically said, “...uses or disclosures that impermissibly involve more than the minimum necessary information...may qualify as breaches.” But what exactly is the minimum necessary...more
Federal enforcement of False Claims Act (FCA), Stark anti-kickback, and HIPAA/HITECH claims against healthcare companies continues to rise rapidly. FCA recoveries by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) exceeded $9.5 billion...more