Some Thoughts on Text Messaging and HIPAA Compliance
As I give my seminars around the country, I am getting more and more questions about the HIPAA issues concerning the increasing use of text .. read more
Zero Tolerance for HIPAA Violations?
At a recent HIPAA seminar in Dallas, a seminar attendee asked me what I thought about zero tolerance for HIPAA violations by workforce members. I .. read more
Uses and Disclosures under HIPAA to Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
One of my recent seminar attendees asked what HIPAA says about releasing therapist notes to a state agency requesting them. Specifically, the case has to .. read more
Overreaction to the HITECH Business Associate Changes?
I recently received a letter from a medical group that had apparently purchased my Health Information Compliance Library. The letter required me to sign a .. read more
Even Encrypted PHI Can Be at Risk | HIPAA Compliance
As noted in the October 6, 2011, posting by Alan Goldberg on the American Health Lawyers Association Health Information Technology listserv available at hit@lists.healthlawyers.org, affectionately .. read more
Even Visitors Can Commit HIPAA Crimes
As a follow up to my August 9, 2011, blog item on “Who Is an ‘Other Individual’ That Can Be Prosecuted for a HIPAA Crime” .. read more
Disclosures to Family Members | HIPAA Compliance
While giving seminars in Florida last week, I received a lot of questions about disclosures to family members and even close personal friends involved in .. read more
Supplement to Compliance Guide Is Now Available in Premium Member Section
So much has happened in the past less than two years since we published the 4th edition of the Compliance Guide to HIPAA and the .. read more
Matthew Paul Brown Guilty Plea
As a follow-up to my August 9, 2011, post concerning a fake physician’s indictment for fraud and HIPAA crimes, on September 14, 2011, Matthew Paul .. read more
No Disaster Plans? | HIPAA Remediation
I just got back from four days of presenting HIPAA after the HITECH Act seminars in Kansas and Missouri, and as usual, I met a .. read more
