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The Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has a frequently asked questions document (PDF) on the disposal of protected health information (PHI). Below are some of the highlights of the guidance: What do the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require of covered entities when they dispose of protected health...
One of our medical practice clients contacted us regarding a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI) by their billing company. The client received a letter from the billing company’s attorney stating that 60 of the client’s patients had their information breached when the billing company’s file server was compromised. The PHI included treatment reports, name,...
The post appeared on June 26, 2014 in EMR & HIPAA It’s one thing to have a laptop stolen with 8,000 patient records or for a disgruntled doctor to grab his patients’ records and start his own practice. It’s another when the Cosa Nostra steals that information, siphons money from the patient’s bank account and...
referralMD has a very interesting article and infographic on paper based referrals. They take a look at HIPAA violations as well. Courtesy of: referralMD
Our job at HIPAA Secure Now! is to help our clients comply with HIPAA regulations. As part of that process we try to educate our clients and their employees on the importance of protecting patient privacy. We use examples of HIPAA violations to help clients understand some of the concepts of HIPAA such as; what...
We are at an inflection point regarding HIPAA enforcement. For years we have talked about HIPAA regulations including the HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH Act, small scale HIPAA audits and the HIPAA Omnibus Rule but true HIPAA enforcement has eluded us. Are we at a fork in the road where HIPAA enforcement and compliance with HIPAA...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) levied $1,975,220 in fines on two entities for HIPAA violations. Both entities had breaches related to lost laptops that were not encrypted to protect the patient information. Concentra Health Services (Concentra) was handed down a $1,725,220 for a stolen laptop that...
Have you ever received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? The letter might be due to a discrepancy on your tax return, a notice of interest due or that your tax return is being audited. Remember the fear that overwhelms you just seeing the letter from the IRS. Even if you have done...
Susan McAndrew, OCR deputy director for health information privacy, said in an interview with Information Security Media Group that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will resume its HIPAA compliance audit program. The audit program should resume in the coming months. Hopefully in coming months you’ll see actual activity that will start up on the...
We have been writing about the permanent HIPAA audit program that will be put in place in 2014. Details of the program are starting to be released. The full text can be access by going to: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request Here are some of the highlights: Number of Organizations A...
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