AMA/AHA Security Recommendations for Mitigating COVID-19 Cyber Risks: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
It isn’t exactly HIPAA, but because the Security Rule’s Security Management Process, 45 C.F.R. § 164.306(a), certainly requires covered entities and business associates to maintain .. read more
Important Government Warnings about Ransomware: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
You may think that I am going overboard with all my recent blogs about ransomware. But I’m not. It is that much of a problem. .. read more
OCR Relaxes Telemedicine Enforcement During Coronavirus Pandemic: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has authorized HIPAA covered entity providers to communicate with patients .. read more
HIPAA & CORONAVIRUS BLOG POST 4―Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Roger Severino, the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced that OCR .. read more
HIPAA and Working at Home in the Age of the Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I got this question from an attendee of one of my recent HIPAA webinars: “We are a medical billing company in the State of [redacted]. .. read more
HIPAA and Coronavirus 2—HHS Limited Waiver: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As a followup to my March 2, 2020, blog post, HIPAA and Coronavirus (and certainly not in reaction to it), the U.S. Department of Health .. read more
HIPAA and Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In case you missed it, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a bulletin titled HIPAA Privacy .. read more
HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Education Issue Updated Guidance on Sharing Student Health Records under HIPAA and FERPA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Having had the good fortune to be a HIPAA consultant for several universities, I am quite aware of the confusion that could result from possibly .. read more
Change to 42 C.F.R. Part 2? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As substance abuse treatment providers know, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 “trumps”―that is, preempts―the HIPAA Privacy Rule because it gives more protection for substance abuse treatment .. read more
We Appreciate Your HIPAA Info Corrections and Concerns: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
Jon Tomes and I really appreciate your calling to our attention any problems with our HIPAA compliance tools and this blog. We like to fix .. read more
