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HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

by Ryan Blaney | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on its website a series of factsheets designed to educate consumers unfamiliar with their rights under the Health Insurance...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

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

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

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

OCR Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules to Implement the HITECH...

by Bernadette Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Edward Zacharias | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/21/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule (Final Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards (Privacy Rule), security...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

The New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review

by Alden J. Bianchi, Dianne Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold, Cynthia Larose | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 2/18/2013

As we have reported in this blog, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and...more

Final HIPAA Regulations: What's Changed (and What Hasn't) for Group Health Plans

by Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe, Jack Levy, Gordon Earle Nichols, Laura Schiele Robinson, Jay Turner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/8/2013

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) has issued final regulations modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy, Security, Breach...more

What Employers That Maintain Group Health Plans Need to Know About the HIPAA Omnibus Regulations

by Denise L. Atwood | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/8/2013

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

HIPAA Risk Analysis

by Elizabeth Johnson, Lynn Percival | Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/7/2013

HIPAA relies heavily on risk analysis in multiple contexts. For example, risk analysis has a major role in the Breach Notification Rule under the new regulations issued by the U.S. Department Health and Human Services on...more

HIPAA Alert: Breach & Notification Requirements

by Travis Brennan | Bernstein Shur on 2/7/2013

As discussed in the previous HIPAA alert, 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...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

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

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/4/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule Background: The HIPAA Security Rule protects electronic PHI by requiring Covered Entities to implement certain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards surrounding...more

HIPAA Happenings — The New HITECH Act Megarule

by Shannon Hartsfield Salimone | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/1/2013

Way back on February 17, 2009, Congress passed a stimulus bill that contained provisions referred to as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act. The HITECH Act was geared toward...more

The HIPAA “Omnibus” Final Rule - Revisions to the Rules on Breach Notification; Notice of Privacy Practices; and Marketing and...

by Deborah Grace, Rose Willis | Dickinson Wright on 2/1/2013

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (the "Department") issued the "Omnibus" Final Rule (the "Final Rule") on January 17th, 2013. The Final Rule contains long-awaited rules and clarifications regarding...more

HHS Releases Final Rule Expanding HIPAA

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 1/29/2013

On January 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), released for preview their long-anticipated omnibus regulation to implement the statutory...more

The Omnibus Final HIPAA Rule Is Here

by Henry Fader, Sharon Klein, Rebekah Monson | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/29/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the omnibus final rulemaking (Omnibus Rule). According to HHS, this Omnibus Rule is needed to strengthen...more

Health Law Update - What Covered Entities and Business Associates Need to do to Prepare for the New HIPAA/HITECH Requirements

by Theodore Kobus III, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 1/29/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued, on January 17, 2013, its final omnibus rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy and security rules as well...more

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HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule—Data Privacy and Security Implications for Business Associates and Covered Entities

Newly Effective HIPAA Omnibus Rule Makes Sweeping Changes to HIPAA

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

Special Edition: Health Law Update - February 28, 2013

OCR Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules to Implement the HITECH...

HIPAA Alert: Action Steps To Reach Compliance

The New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review

Final HIPAA Regulations: What's Changed (and What Hasn't) for Group Health Plans

What Employers That Maintain Group Health Plans Need to Know About the HIPAA Omnibus Regulations

HIPAA Risk Analysis

HIPAA Alert: Breach & Notification Requirements

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

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

HIPAA Happenings — The New HITECH Act Megarule

The HIPAA “Omnibus” Final Rule - Revisions to the Rules on Breach Notification; Notice of Privacy Practices; and Marketing and...

HHS Releases Final Rule Expanding HIPAA

The Omnibus Final HIPAA Rule Is Here

Health Law Update - What Covered Entities and Business Associates Need to do to Prepare for the New HIPAA/HITECH Requirements

HHS Publishes Long-Awaited Final Omnibus Rules for HIPAA

OCR Releases Sample Business Associate Agreement Provisions

Health Law: HIPAA Omnibus Regulation - I Want to Comply but What Exactly is Compromised Information?

HHS Finalizes Comprehensive Modifications to HIPAA Regulations in Omnibus Final Rule

HHS Issues Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rule

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services Publishes Final HIPAA Rule Alert

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