Acting without Accurate Data Is Just Guessing: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart
For those of you who are still reluctant to perform your first Risk Analysis or to update one from perhaps a few years ago, as .. read more
Two New Items for You in Premium Member Section: Volunteer Policy and Two More Chapters of HITECH Hysteria: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart
For those of you who have been waiting for a volunteer policy separate and apart from Jon’s Workforce Security Policy, you’re in luck. It is .. read more
It was the Best of Breach Responses, it was the Worst of Breach Responses: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it .. read more
Study Confirms Importance of Screening Workforce Members for Access and Training, Training, and Training: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A recent report was released by the Association of Corporate Counsel (“ACC”) (where my Vice President, Alice McCart, used to work as an editor when .. read more
2 Happy New Year HIPAA Gifts for You on Our Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In case one of your New Year’s resolutions was to finish your HIPAA Risk Analysis, you’re in luck. Because so many of you have asked .. read more
Shooting, God Forbid, on the Premises of a Health Care Provider or Business Associate, Including HIPAA Aspects: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Yet another mass shooting, this one in a Social Services Agency in San Bernardino, CA, coupled with my being asked to weigh in on protecting .. read more
HIPAA and Clinical Research: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As might be expected in these days of an overregulated health care industry, HIPAA regulates clinical research much as it does treatment, payment, health care .. read more
Risk Analysis: The First One Is the Worst One: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
We have many new HIPAA consulting clients at EMR Legal and many new HIPAA compliance tools customers at Veterans Press who know that they must .. read more
Latest HIPAA Settlement—a Lesson Still Not Learned: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Although most civil money penalties (“CMPs”) to date have involved risk analysis—that is, failure to do one, failure to do a complete one, or failure .. read more
Some Good News and an Apology: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The good news is that I purchased Richard Dvorak’s half interest in Veterans Press and its wholly owned subsidiary, EMR Legal (the consulting arm of .. read more
