HIPAA & HITECH BLOG

avatar Sad News: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

Alice here: The sad news is that Jon Tomes passed away January 20, 2021. His obituary is at https://www.longviewfuneralhome.com/obituary/Jonathan-Tomes. I know that he would want .. read more

On January 29th, 2021, posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Tags: , ,

avatar 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

avatar Is a Ransomware Attack Reportable to HHS? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

Perhaps I should rename this blog the HIPAA Ransomware Blog because that seems to be the main topic of recent blogs. Not only are such .. read more

avatar Ban Ransomware Payments? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

The first death attributable to ransomware has reenergized the call to ban ransomware payments. An apparently misdirected ransomware attack against the Düsseldorf University Hospital in .. read more

On October 18th, 2020, posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by

avatar COVID-19 Document Handling Protocol—a Good Idea? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

Although HIPAA does not require a protocol or policy for the handling of documents containing PHI if doing so involves a risk, the requirement for .. read more

On October 5th, 2020, posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by

avatar New Mail SCAM Targeted at HIPAA Security, Privacy, and Compliance Officers: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has warned health care organizations about a potential phishing scam conducted by .. read more

On August 23rd, 2020, posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by

avatar Health and Human Services’ Changes to 42 C.F.R. Part 2: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

Although the topic of this blog item is slightly off the topic of HIPAA, it is sufficiently related to HIPAA to merit analysis. 42 C.F.R. .. read more

avatar Telemedicine Compliance Issues Other Than HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

In what I suppose is a somewhat off-topic subject, I thought that I might remind readers that HIPAA compliance is not the only legal and .. read more

avatar 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

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