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
Important Government Warnings about Ransomware: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
You may think that I am going overboard with all my recent blogs about ransomware. But I’m not. It is that much of a problem. .. read more
HIPAA Violations Are Still Mostly People, Not Technology: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I learned a long time ago, when I served in that contradiction of terms, military intelligence, that the big risk, at that time to defense .. read more
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
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
HIPAA and Working at Home in the Age of the Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I got this question from an attendee of one of my recent HIPAA webinars: “We are a medical billing company in the State of [redacted]. .. read more
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
Being a Small Practice Won’t Save You from a HIPAA Penalty: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In the first enforcement action announced in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has settled with Dr. Stephen A. Porter for $100,000 .. read more
HIPAA and Coronavirus: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In case you missed it, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a bulletin titled HIPAA Privacy .. read more
Jon Tomes Will Be Presenting an All-Day, Live, and In-Person HIPAA Seminar in San Francisco in 3 Weeks: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
If you will be in San Francisco about 3 weeks from now and need HIPAA compliance training, go to https://www.compliancekey.us/seminar-details?industryId=3&seminarid=36&speakerid=124 to sign up. The HIPAA .. read more
