HIPAA HITECH Rules De Facto Standard?
It is quite likely that the HIPAA rules will become almost a de facto national security standard, if the reach of these rules applies to anyone in the contracting chain. : "What to Watch for in Privacy and Security in 2012: The Top Five, Kirk J. Nahra January 2012 | Privacy In Focus
Senate Hearings Focus on Lack of HIPAA Enforcement, Final HITECH Rule
“We need the regs, we need the regs, we need the regs.” The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law
HIPAA Updates: Hurry Up!, Senator Al Franken at a Senate hearing
HIPAA Updates: What's the Hold Up? Senator Frustrated By Overdue Privacy Protections, November 10, 2011 - Howard Anderson
The nation's lead HIPAA enforcer was on the hot seat at a Senate subcommittee hearing Nov. 9 when he was called to task for delays in issuing privacy and security regulatory updates mandated under the HITECH Act.
:Do Your Privacy, Security Policies Really Work? HIPAA HITECH Checklist
HIPAA Audits: Preparation Steps:Do Your Privacy, Security Policies Really Work?
July 18, 2011 - Howard Anderson, Executive Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity.comHIPAA HITECH For Smarties: Free Webinars For Business Associates and Covered Entities
Continuing the series of Webinars presented by Compliance Helper and Rebecca Herold & Associates, June 22 is for Business Associates and June 29th is for Small Covered Entities. The emphasis is on how cloud computing can enhance compliance by delivering the equivalent of on-site consulting for a fraction of the cost.
After The HIPAA HITECH Breach: Another True Story
A 60 Minutes story about PHI left on a leased copier revealed a breach by Affinity Health Plan in New York. Here is their report on the aftermath. http://www.hcca-info.org/regional/2011/NYC/Cullencolor.pdf
"Weeks not Months" for HIPAA HITECH Final Rule
“Certainly by the end of the year, or one of us will be out of the door by the end of the year and I hope it will be the regulation,” she joked during remarks at the Safeguarding Health Information conference OCR is hosting with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Washington. “I really hope we are now targeting months, if not weeks, for the new regulation.” Susan McAndrew, deputy director for health information privacy in the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights
HIPAA HITECH Breach By Small Physician Practice: Actual Experience
A HIPAA HITECH breach caused by an office burglary resulted in a letter from OCR demanding a large amount of information in a very short time frame. We will show you actual quotes from the letter that are as scary as an IRS audit letter
HIPAA HITECH Compliance: No Substitute for Experience
Companies offering HIAA HITECH compliance are popping up like mushrooms and just like mushrooms some of them are dangerous. Some of them seem to think that compliance is strictly an IT issue, some think that dowloading policies and procedures will provide "evidence" of compliance, and some are folks from the financial sector with no healthcare experience at all. Caveat emptor!
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