HIPAA & HITECH BLOG

avatar HIPAA and Crime on the Premises: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

I recently was told about how a covered entity reacted to a crime committed at its clinic. Apparently, a nurse had left her purse at .. read more

avatar Insurance for HIPAA Violations? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

A Premium Member asked me what I recommended for the policy limits for insurance for HIPAA violations. Without obtaining a lot more information, such as .. read more

avatar Encouraging Development for Cloud Computing for Covered Entities: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

This month, Google joined Microsoft and Amazon in agreeing to enter into business associate contracts when they host protected health information (“PHI”) for covered entities .. read more

avatar “What Lawyers Need to Know about Recent HIPAA Changes,” New Article Posted on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

A couple of months ago, Gene Barton, an attorney at Karr Tuttle Campbell in Seattle and editor of the King County Bar Association Bar Bulletin, .. read more

avatar HIPAA Breaches and the Cloud, by the Numbers: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Melissa McCormack

HIPAA breaches are serious business. Many of you specifically fear HIPAA breaches and the cloud. HIPAA breaches compromise the trust that you’ve established with patients .. read more

avatar Unintended Financial Consequences? Well, Maybe It’s Job Security: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

In my recent article for the Journal of Healthcare Finance, “The Law of Unintended (Financial) Consequences: The Expansion of HIPAA Business Associate Liability,” which is .. read more

avatar Refill Reminder Exception under HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak

The Privacy Rule gives individuals important controls over whether and how their health information is used and disclosed for marketing purposes. With some exceptions, the .. read more

avatar HIPAA Compliance Enforcement Delay Regarding CLIA Labs: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak

The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) on September 19, 2013, announced a delay until further notice in its .. read more

avatar HIPAA Right of Access—Do You Know How to Respond to an Irate Patient Demanding Records? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

You know that HIPAA and its implementing regulations provide to your patients/clients a HIPAA right of access to see records about them and to obtain .. read more

avatar Omnibus Rule Compliance Date 10 Days Away—Are You Ready? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

The Omnibus Rule compliance date is September 23, 2013. You may be feeling overwhelmed and thinking that you cannot possibly get your organization completely HIPAA .. read more

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