Unintended Financial Consequences? Well, Maybe It’s Job Security: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In my recent article for the Journal of Healthcare Finance, “The Law of Unintended (Financial) Consequences: The Expansion of HIPAA Business Associate Liability,” which is .. read more
Refill Reminder Exception under HIPAA: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
The Privacy Rule gives individuals important controls over whether and how their health information is used and disclosed for marketing purposes. With some exceptions, the .. read more
HIPAA Right of Access—Do You Know How to Respond to an Irate Patient Demanding Records? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
You know that HIPAA and its implementing regulations provide to your patients/clients a HIPAA right of access to see records about them and to obtain .. read more
HIPAA Compliance Corporate Resolution Posted in Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Often, Security Officers and Privacy Officers tell me that they have difficulty persuading management of the necessity to comply with HIPAA. I tell them to .. read more
HIPAA Compliance Training and Onsite Audit “Road Warrior” Report: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
Lately, I’ve been traveling a lot to help EMR Legal’s clients stay up to date in their HIPAA compliance requirements in light of the new .. read more
HIPAA Compliance Fire Protection for Paper Records: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator John J. Cadiero
One of the nice things about giving HIPAA seminars around the country is the great people that I meet—and not only at the seminars but .. read more
New Compliance Burden–HITECH Omnibus Rule Is Out! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) published in the Federal Register the HITECH Omnibus Rule to implement the HIPAA .. read more
New Medical Records Content Policy Posted in Premium Member Section
At my seminars, if I don’t bring up the issue of release of third-party records to the patient or client under the Privacy Rule’s right .. read more
HIPAA Waivers during Emergencies
Hurricane Sandy spotlighted the provision allowing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to waive certain provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability .. read more
Is It a HIPAA Breach?
I thought that I would try something different for this blog post. I’m going to describe a common HIPAA potential breach and ask questions about .. read more
