Alice M. McCart Archives - Veterans Press, Inc.

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 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

avatar Coronavirus and Ransomware—What Do They Have in Common? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes  

Well, the short answer is that both coronavirus and ransomware are harmful. And both of them are infections. So-called Project Spy, for example, infects Android .. read more

avatar HIPAA and Coronavirus 2—HHS Limited Waiver: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes

As a followup to my March 2, 2020, blog post, HIPAA and Coronavirus (and certainly not in reaction to it), the U.S. Department of Health .. read more

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