News & Analysis as of

HIPAA Omnibus Rule › Business Associates › 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... more +
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.  less -
Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Modified HIPAA Rules for Sending Records to Third Parties

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog on

Thanks to a federal judge, the Office for Civil Rights has modified its rules for sending records to third parties. Covered entities are no longer required by HIPAA to send non-electronic protected health information (“PHI”)...more

BakerHostetler

Federal Court Invalidates 2013 HIPAA Omnibus Rule Regulations and HHS Guidance on Fees for Copies of Medical Records

BakerHostetler on

In what is being seen as a strong rebuke to years of regulatory overreach, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered an order on January 23, 2020 that invalidates provisions of the 2013 Omnibus...more

Miller Canfield

Understanding When Business Associates Are Directly Liable Under HIPAA

Miller Canfield on

New guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reaffirms that business associates must have proper HIPAA compliance practices, safeguards and documentation in place...more

Smith Anderson

How To Catch-Up in a Revised HIPAA World

Smith Anderson on

The HIPAA final omnibus rule (Omnibus Rule) made sweeping changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules earlier this year. Although the compliance deadline of September 23, 2013 has come...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Privacy Monday – September 23, 2013: Today Is HIPAA Compliance Day – 5 Things That You Should Have Done

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on

Today’s the day! Today marks the long-awaited compliance date for the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. In case you have put any thoughts of compliance with the Omnibus Rule out of your mind, you can no longer escape. Here...more

BakerHostetler

HIPAA, Business Associates, and the Cloud

BakerHostetler on

Under the Final Rule, as previously discussed, business associates must comply with the technical, administrative, and physical safeguard requirements under the Security Rule....more

BakerHostetler

Business Associate Agreements: More Readily Accepted by Cloud Service Providers? Maybe

BakerHostetler on

Although the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule's expansion of business associate liability could create difficulties for healthcare providers and other covered entities seeking to negotiate business associate agreements with vendors...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cloud Storage Providers Storing Protected Health Information May Be Obligated to Comply with HIPAA Regulations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on

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

BakerHostetler

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule - Assessing Your Organization's Compliance Readiness

BakerHostetler on

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

Sands Anderson PC

The HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule has arrived!

Sands Anderson PC on

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

Poyner Spruill LLP

Scripts - April 2013

Poyner Spruill LLP on

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

Smith Anderson

Newly Effective HIPAA Omnibus Rule Makes Sweeping Changes to HIPAA

Smith Anderson on

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Time to Take Advantage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule's "Good News": Fundraising, Research, and Student Immunization Records

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on

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

Winstead PC

What We Need to Do to Comply with the Final HIPAA Rule: A Summary of the Privacy Obligations for Health Care Providers, Health...

Winstead PC on

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

Baker Donelson

Don't Get Pinched by New HHS PHI Rules

Baker Donelson on

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

Poyner Spruill LLP

Final HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Compliance Actions for Employee Benefit Plans

Poyner Spruill LLP on

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

BakerHostetler

Special Edition: Health Law Update - February 28, 2013

BakerHostetler on

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

K&L Gates LLP

HIPAA’s New Rules: Expanding Scope, Clarifying Uncertainties, & Reinforcing Fundamentals

K&L Gates LLP on

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

Snell & Wilmer

New HIPAA Omnibus Regulations – What Employers Who Sponsor Group Health Plans Need to Know to Comply

Snell & Wilmer on

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 Volkov Law Group

Expanding The Reach Of HIPAA Data Security And Privacy Requirements

The Volkov Law Group on

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

Akerman LLP

HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Imposes New Obligations on Business Associates

Akerman LLP on

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

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Business Associates Beware

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on

If you haven’t yet caught up with the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule and its consequences for those businesses who are not themselves healthcare providers, but are service providers to healthcare entities (and even further downstream...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New HIPAA Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors

McDermott Will & Emery on

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

Snell & Wilmer

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

Snell & Wilmer on

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

HHS Releases Language for Use in Updating Business Associate Agreements

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on

On January 25, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its highly anticipated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Omnibus Final Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule covers many topics,...more

61 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide