DHHS Issues Reminder to Address Physical Security, Particularly Workstation Security: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In May 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued its Cybersecurity Newsletter, “Workstation Security: Don’t Forget .. read more
Colorado Enacts a New Consumer Data Privacy Protection Law: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Colorado governor signed into law HB 1128, a new consumer data privacy protection law, which is intended to protect personal identifying information (“PII”). Effective .. read more
Biggest HIPAA Civil Money Penalty Yet—How Does $5.5 Million Sound? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Memorial Healthcare System (“MHS”) settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) for $5.5 million for potential violations of the Health Insurance .. read more
Mental Health and Substance Abuse PHI Reporting under HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with guest commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
Trying to figure out what HIPAA and the HITECH Act require in the way of disclosing protected health information (“PHI”) under various circumstances in general .. read more
A Court Order Isn’t Necessarily a Court Order. What is necessary and sufficient? HIPAA &HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
HIPAA is hard to understand, even for lawyers. One of the hardest HIPAA concepts to understand and apply is the difference between necessary and sufficient .. read more
Sample Release of PHI to Clergy Policy Posted in Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As I discussed in my December 21, 2017, blog post, which included a new Sample Media Policy, and my November 28, 2017, post regarding the .. read more
Second Draft of NIST Cybersecurity Framework Published: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has published its second draft of its revised Cybersecurity Framework (“the Framework”). Version 1.0 of the NIST .. read more
New Sample Media Policy for Our Blog Readers: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Merry Christmas! A Christmas Present from Jon and Alice Normally, we at Veteran’s Press and EMR Legal, our HIPAA publishing and consulting companies, reserve new .. read more
OCR Clarification on Aspects of Privacy Rule after Man-made Disasters: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The recent shooting attack in Las Vegas and other man-made disasters have prompted the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights .. read more
NCCoE and NIST Guidelines for Ransomware Recovery: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Little doubt exists that ransomware is a major threat to the availability of health information. Ransomware is a type of malicious software from cryptovirology, a .. read more
