In addition to the near-daily reports of more breaches, new laws and controversial workplace privacy issues, there have been 3 significant developments involving cyber and privacy already in 2013. 1. On January 17, 2013 the Department of Health and Human Services released its final “omnibus” rule in relation to HIPAA, effective March 26, 2013. The… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to HITECH RSS FeedState Attorney General HIPAA Training Now Available to Anyone
Posted in Attorney General Action, Health Records Privacy, Healthcare, HIPPA, HITECHThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made its state attorney general HIPAA enforcement training material available to anyone. “Although developed for state AGs, the training materials provide a great deal of information about the content and enforcement of the HIPAA Rules that may be of interest to a broader audience,” OCR said on its website. As a… Continue Reading
Healthcare Organizations still “under the weather” according to Ponemon’s Second Annual Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security
Posted in Cyber Breach, Damages, Data Breach, Federal Legislation, Health Records Privacy, Healthcare, HIPPA, HITECH, physician, UncategorizedAlthough Ponemon’s Second Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security has shown some improvement for health organizations the overall message is still bleak. The second annual report examines changes from the past year that may have affected privacy and data protection in healthcare organizations. It also looks as how well the healthcare organizations are… Continue Reading