Will HIPAA Let You Report a Suspected Ebola Case to Public Health Officials? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
If you encounter a patient that you suspect may have ebola, do you want to waste time wading through the HIPAA Privacy Rule to figure .. 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
New HIPAA Complaint Official Job Description Now Available on Premium Member Section of Veterans Press: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Have you appointed a HIPAA complaint official yet? Section 164.530(a)(1)(ii) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) privacy regulations requires covered entities to .. read more
Possible Defenses to an OCR Investigation into an Alleged HIPAA Violation Now on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In my How to Handle HIPAA and HITECH Act Breaches, Complaints, and Investigations: Everything You Need to Know, Overland Park, KS: Veterans Press (2011), with .. read more
First HIPAA Enforcement Action against a County Government: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced in a press release its first HIPAA enforcement action against a county government and .. read more
HIPAA Compliant Shredding? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A long-time client for whom I have performed HIPAA consulting services recently asked me whether HIPAA had any rules for HIPAA compliant shredding. Short answer: .. read more
DHHS Issues Final Rule Regarding Patient Right to Lab Results: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Yesterday, three agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) jointly issued the final rule to give patients (or persons designated by the .. read more
OIG Slams DHHS Again for Not Enforcing HIPAA Adequately! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
On November 21, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued another scathing report about the DHHS .. read more
HIPAA and Crime on the Premises: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
I recently was told about how a covered entity reacted to a crime committed at its clinic. Apparently, a nurse had left her purse at .. read more
