Hackers Gain Access to 4.5 Million Patients’ Data at Community Health Systems: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Attorney/Consultant Alice M. McCart
According to several national news sources, such as Fox4 News Kansas City, CNNMoney, Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune, Community .. read more
What Legal Support Services Need to Know About HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Legal support services have become an important part of the legal system. Such services include the following: service of process; obtaining, translating, copying, and assembling .. read more
ICD-10 New Compliance Date: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) issued a rule on August 1, 2014, finalizing October 1, 2015, as the new compliance date .. read more
Are Passwords Sufficient Equivalent Alternate Measures to Encryption? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Michael B. O’Hara
I was recently asked a question by national HIPAA expert Jon Tomes concerning whether or not medical professionals should encrypt hard drives on their laptops .. read more
You Don’t Just “Address” an Addressable Implementation Specification: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Recently, a HIPAA consultant answered a question about whether one had to implement an addressable implementation specification. His answer was basically “no.” He must have .. read more
New HIPAA Complaint Official Job Description Now Available on Premium Member Section of Veterans Press: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Have you appointed a HIPAA complaint official yet? Section 164.530(a)(1)(ii) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) privacy regulations requires covered entities to .. read more
Potential Business Associate Screening Questionnaire Now Available on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
You do not necessarily have to ask a potential business associate to complete all or portions of the questionnaire that I have developed and made .. read more
New Sample Text Messaging Informed Consent and User Agreement Now Available on Premium Member Section of Veterans Press Website: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As I mentioned in my blog item of June 13, 2014, regarding adopting a HIPAA compliant text messaging policy, as with the increase in the .. read more
Can You Skype and Be HIPAA Compliant? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Well, you certainly can if you don’t disclose any PHI when communicating by Skype. But if you want to use Skype as a form of .. read more
Updated Sample Text Messaging Policy Now Available on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
More and more covered entities are using text messaging to communicate either among clinicians or with consumers. Text messaging has benefits. By using a private, .. read more
