HHS OCR Issues New Guidance for Malicious Workforce Threats: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The 2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report found that 58 percent of security incidents resulted from insiders rather than outsiders, such as hackers. Discussing .. read more
On September 9th, 2019,
posted in: Uncategorized by Alice Tags: business associate, compliance, criminal HIPAA violation, data breach, HIPAA, HIPAA policies, HIPAA training, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes, malicious workforce threats, OCR, PHI, risk analysis
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
On July 28th, 2019,
posted in: Uncategorized by Alice Tags: 42 C.F.R. Part 2, compliance, HIPAA, HIPAA compliance, HITECH, Jonathan P. Tomes, mental and behavioral health, Notice of Privacy Practices, PHI, Privacy Rule, substance abuse
Another HIPAA Breach Settlement for Not Having Had a Business Associate Agreement in Place: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
My Vice President and editor, Alice M. McCart, always says that she hates it when I’m always right. I always mess with her by saying, .. read more
On April 22nd, 2016,
posted in: Uncategorized by Jonathan Tomes Tags: Alice M. McCart, breach, business associate, HHS audit, HIPAA compliance, HIPAA violation, HITECH, Jonathan P. Tomes
