Jon Tomes Will Be Presenting an All-Day, Live, and In-Person HIPAA Seminar in San Francisco in 3 Weeks: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
If you will be in San Francisco about 3 weeks from now and need HIPAA compliance training, go to https://www.compliancekey.us/seminar-details?industryId=3&seminarid=36&speakerid=124 to sign up. The HIPAA .. read more
DHHS Clarifies When OCR Can Sanction BAs with a CMP: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
To clear up confusion about business associate liability for HIPAA violations, on May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for .. read more
Changed HIPAA and HITECH Penalties—a Boon or a Trap for the Unwary: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced a new penalty structure for the civil money penalties (“CMPs”) for HIPAA violations that apparently .. read more
Lack of Business Associate Agreement Costs $500,000! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Advanced Care Hospitalists PL (“ACH”) recently settled a Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforcement action for $500,000 for .. read more
20 Plus Years of HIPAA and What Have We Got?: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
The Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 1 (2018), of Quinnipiac School of Law, just published Jon’s most recent scholarly article. This article is .. read more
How Does a $16 Million HIPAA Violation Settlement Grab You? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has announced the biggest HIPAA violation settlement yet—that is, $16 million, smashing .. read more
California Exempts HIPAA Covered Entities from Its New Consumer Privacy Act: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In June 2018, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was intended to change state law to better protect the privacy .. read more
Another State Fine for a HIPAA Security Breach: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As we’ve previously noted in this blog, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), the Federal Trade .. read more
Back to School: Time for HIPAA Training for Your Workforce: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart
It’s back-to-school time here in America, so it’s time to think about learning what we need to know and, by expansion, training our people in .. read more
Securing EHRs on Mobile Devices—New NIST Guidance: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The single biggest category of DHHS civil money penalties involves loss or theft of EHRs on mobile devices. The only guidance in the Security Rule .. read more
