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Podcast - Data Privacy and Tracking Technology Compliance
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 10
AI Risks in Healthcare
Business Associates Here, There, and Everywhere: When Does Your Service Provider Really Need to Sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement?
Healthcare Privacy Walkthroughs
Dobbs on Demand: Healthcare Privacy on the Line in a New Legal Setting
HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen - Health Care Providers - Are You Ready for a Ransomware Attack?
Hybrid Workforces and Compliance with Sheila Limmroth
Privacy and Healthcare Business Associates with Isabella Porter
Podcast: Interoperability: The Provider Perspective - Diagnosing Health Care
HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen - COVID Health Information and HIPAA – Do You Know the Rules?
Podcast–Interoperability: How Far We’ve Come and Where We’re Going - Diagnosing Health Care
State Law Privacy Video Series | Healthcare Entities and Health Data
Getting Personal—Wearable Devices, Data, and Compliance
AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security
Podcast: How Can Companies in the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries Strengthen Their Cybersecurity Posture? - Diagnosing Health Care
Nick Culbertson on Compliance Breaches in Healthcare
Privacy Series: HIPAA Breaches - When It Is, and When It Is Not a Breach
On October 23-24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory hosted the Safeguarding...more
On June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective action plan) with iHealth Solutions (also known as Advantum Health)...more
In a December 2022 bulletin published by the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS made clear that the use of third-party tracking technologies by covered entities and business...more
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $50,000 civil monetary penalty on a dental practice that disclosed patient-identifying information in response to a negative online review. The case is a reminder that...more
The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more
Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) was created for one specific reason – evolution of technology. Today, health care providers are using online clinical applications and electronic health...more
On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $2,154,000 civil money penalty for numerous violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
Are your employees instructed on the proper (and improper) use of social media? Does your organization have policies and provide training on the appropriate handling of sensitive information? A recent United States Department...more
From the recent headline-grabbing attacks on hospitals and municipalities, the specter of cybersecurity threats looms large. As a result, spending on cybersecurity initiatives is expected to reach $96 billion this year....more
HIPAA was enacted in 1996. In the years since, most healthcare entities have adapted to the major requirements imposed by HIPAA, HITECH, and the Privacy and Security Rules. Nevertheless, the thicket of regulations still...more
In its November newsletter, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) made a great point that we are seeing in the industry—the risks associated with previous employees. According to its newsletter, entitled “Insider Threats and...more
I have negotiated hundreds of SaaS agreements for dozens of software companies and I always hated when the company on the other side was a healthcare provider. Invariably, they would bring up Protected Health Information...more
In a recent newsletter, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) encourages health care organizations to review their procedures around authentication and “ensure that they have the appropriate safeguards in place.”...more
On October 7, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), released a guidance document (the “Guidance”) on the HIPAA-compliant use of cloud computing technologies. The...more
Phase 2 of the HIPAA audits is fully underway, and covered entities now can take a breath if they have not received a desk audit request. But we still are at the beginning of Phase 2, with more to come. ...more
Covered entities and business associates are required to identify and report breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) and security incidents. “Breach” is defined as the acquisition, access, use, or...more
Athletes at the Rio Olympics aren’t the only ones setting records this year. Hoping to send a “strong message” about the importance of safeguarding electronic protected health information (PHI) and conducting mandated risk...more
On August, 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) agreed to pay a settlement amount of $5.55 million and adopt a...more
Advocate Health Care Network, which operates 12 hospitals and more than 200 other treatment centers in Chicago and central Illinois, has agreed to the largest settlement to date with the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) for...more
On Thursday, August 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced the largest settlement ever with a single entity for multiple potential Health Insurance Portability and...more
Last week, Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and...more
The government has entered into its first settlement with a HIPAA business associate, including a $650,000.00 monetary penalty, ushering in a new period of enforcement for third parties who use Protected Health Information...more
As detailed in our latest webinar, “Daunting but doable: Preparing for the next round of HIPAA audits,” the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun implementing the first full-phase HIPAA audit program. The 2009 HITECH Act,...more
Alleged HIPAA Violations Resulted from Medical Center’s Failure to Risk Assess Internet-Based Document Sharing Application and Inadequate Breach Response. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for...more