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Burr & Forman

Time for Spring Cleaning – Is Your HIPAA House Ready?

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When it comes to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), is your house in order? Has someone recently looked underneath the counter and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OCR Proposed Tighter Security Rules for HIPAA Regulated Entities, including Business Associates and Group Health Plans

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As the healthcare sector continues to be a top target for cyber criminals, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule (scheduled to be published in the Federal Register January 6). It...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - January 27th - 30th, Orlando, FL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Hospital Administrators – Is Your Hospital Cyber-Secure?

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On October 2, 2024, New York adopted new regulations requiring general hospitals to implement heightened cybersecurity safeguards. General hospitals, as defined in Article 28 of the NY Public Health Law, generally must begin...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers Following HHS OCR’s Most Recent Ransomware Investigation

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Announcing its fourth ransomware cybersecurity investigation and settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also observed there has been a 264% increase in large ransomware breaches since 2018....more

Fisher Phillips

Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

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Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - July 15th - 18th, Charlotte, NC

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cyber Strategy: HHS Weighs in on Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The health care sector faces escalating cybersecurity risks given its size, technological dependence and the sensitive nature of data used therein. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR Ends Year With Settlements That Tread Old Ground, Says New Rules Are Coming—Someday

If the penultimate enforcement settlement of 2023 issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sounds familiar, that’s with good reason. And the last one of the year should ring some bells, too....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 28th Annual Compliance Institute - April 14th - 17th, Nashville, TN

Get ready to be inspired with game-changing insights and industry connections! For over two and a half decades, healthcare compliance professionals have gathered at HCCA’s Compliance Institute (CI) to share ideas, learn...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - May 8th - 11th, Chicago, IL

Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy Overview - Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 6th - 9th, Phoenix, AZ

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 5th - 8th, Anaheim, CA

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - August 22nd - 25th, Las Vegas, NV

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hybrid Workforces and Compliance with Sheila Limmroth

Hybrid work is likely here to say, and, as Sheila Limmroth, privacy specialist at DCH Health System, and the author of the chapter Hybrid Work Environment in the Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual observes in this...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - April 25th - 28th, Chicago, IL

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

EyeMed Fined $600K for 2020 Data Breach

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On January 24, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with EyeMed Vision Care LLC based on shortcomings in the company’s data security procedures. The problems were discovered during the state’s...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - September 27th - 30th, Austin, TX

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - August 2nd - 5th, Seattle, WA

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

NAVEX

4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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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

McGuireWoods LLP

Small Businesses Are Not Safe from Big HIPAA Liability

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In the first published enforcement action of 2020, a gastroenterology practice in Ogden, Utah, has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Dental Practice Pays $10,000 Fine to OCR for Disclosing PHI on Social Media

Elite Dental Associates (Elite), located in Dallas, Texas has agreed to settle alleged HIPAA violations with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for $10,000....more

Dickinson Wright

Understanding the HIPAA Security Rule and Tailoring Policies to Fit Your Business

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Purpose and Practicality - The HIPAA Security Rule was designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of a patient’s protected health information (PHI) while allowing flexibility for each covered...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cottage Health Settles with OCR for $3M

We previously reported that Cottage Health, a health care entity operating several hospitals in California, settled with the State of California for $2 million for a security incident that occurred in 2013. On February 7,...more

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