More on Texting! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I continue to get questions about texting under HIPAA. The most recent questions were in an email as follows: If we require our employees to .. read more
More about Shadow Students and HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
We received a follow-on question from one of our blog readers after my previous post about shadow students. Thanks to Erin Barlow, Practice Manager, Xcel .. 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
Phase II Audits: HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Heads Up: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Section 13411 of the HITECH Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to audit covered entities and business associates to ensure that .. read more
Hands-on HIPAA Compliance Workshop: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Is your organization’s HIPAA compliance lost at sea? As you may know, EMR Legal, Inc., is offering our 2-day Hands-on HIPAA Workshop October 16-17 aboard .. read more
Review: AHIMA Posts Excellent Article on Appropriate Use of Copy and Paste Functionality in EHRs: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
You may wonder what copying and pasting has to do with HIPAA. Actually, the copy and paste functionality is an issue that certainly does have .. read more
Next Stage of DHHS Audits Coming: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has not yet published an audit protocol for this year’s Phase .. read more
You Don’t Just “Address” an Addressable Implementation Specification: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Recently, a HIPAA consultant answered a question about whether one had to implement an addressable implementation specification. His answer was basically “no.” He must have .. read more
New $4.8 Million OCR Settlement for HIPAA Violations: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Attorney and EMR Legal Consultant Alice M. McCart
According to a press release issued May 7, 2014, by the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), “Two health .. read more
New HIPAA Workforce Security Policy Now Posted on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I am so grateful to my HIPAA seminar attendees, consulting clients, and Hands-on HIPAA Workshop participants for always helping me figure out what to write .. read more
