Here is a secret that compliance experts have known for a long time: It is very difficult to be 100% compliant with HIPAA regulations Of course, you have probably seen claims like these: Buy our product and we will make you HIPAA compliant Compliance in a box! Be HIPAA compliant in 30 days! Snake oil...
HIPAA Omnibus Rule Enforcement Countdown [framed_box bgColor=”#d5d5d5″ textColor=”#BC1310″ rounded=”true”] HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule enforcement begins on September 23, 2013 [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”09/23/2013″] Eastern Standard Time [/framed_box] Are you ready? (Click on the links below for more information) Covered Entities Have you performed a Risk Assessment? Have you provided HIPAA security training for all employees? Do you...
Big HIPAA penalties and fines make great news headlines. Recently the managed care company WellPoint Inc. agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine to settle potential HIPAA violations. False sense of security Large fines make headlines and show that violating HIPAA regulations can be very expensive. Unfortunately it can have an opposite effect as well....
There is a very good article over at HealthData Management called Want to Impress OCR During a HIPAA Audit? Write a Book The author discusses the benefits of creating a “Book of Evidence” that your organization is in HIPAA compliance if you were to get audited by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Creating...
The Federal government is not being shy or covert about the increase in HIPAA enforcement that is about to occur. Covered Entities (Physician Practices and Hospitals) as well as Business Associates (Contractors and Subcontractors of Covered Entities) should have no doubt that compliance with HIPAA is no longer an optional activity. There is no way...
In a previous blog we discussed the new HIPAA Omnibus regulations as they related to Business Associates (BA). Let’s take a look at the HIPAA Omnibus regulations for Business Associates as they relate to Covered Entities (CE). Business Associates Agreements CEs have been required to have Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with BAs for quite a...
There is lots of buzz about the changes to Business Associates under the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule. Let’s take a look at some of the items that both Covered Entities (CE) and Business Associates (BA) should know about the new HIPAA changes. Who are Business Associates? The definition of Business Associates for the most part...
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has fined the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) $50,000 for a breach resulting from a stolen laptop. What makes this unique is it represents the first time an organization has been fined for a breach of less than 500 patients. We will take a look at the details...
Leon Rodriguez, director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently conducted an interview with HealthcareInfoSecurity. Click on the link to listen to the full interview. Rodriguez gave some valuable insight into OCR’s plans for 2013 and beyond as well as guidance that organizations should follow to protect...
Dom Nicastro over at HCPro gives insight into the status of the OCR audit program for 2013. Top OCR officials have made it clear the audit program will continue next year, says Mac McMillan, FHIMSS, CISM, cofounder and CEO of CynergisTek, Inc., in Austin, Texas. There will be more audits going forward; HITECH requires them,...
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