Who’s the Biggest Ransomware Attack Target? YOU!: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A recent, May 1, 2019, study by the endpoint security firm Cylance determined that the health care industry was the biggest target for malware attacks .. read more
Building Security—More Than Just Locks on the Doors: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In this digital world, forgetting about something as low-tech as physical security of the building in which a covered entity or a business associate is .. read more
The State Attorney General Won’t Sue You for a HIPAA Violation, So You Won’t Be Sued, Right? Wrong: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The initial conventional wisdom when HIPAA first came out was that a covered entity could not be sued for a HIPAA violation because it was .. read more
Changed HIPAA and HITECH Penalties—a Boon or a Trap for the Unwary: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced a new penalty structure for the civil money penalties (“CMPs”) for HIPAA violations that apparently .. read more
A Masochist’s Guide to Getting a Huge, Painful HIPAA Penalty: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A cynic might wonder whether some covered entities, and now business associates, want to become famous (perhaps infamous would be a better word) and break .. read more
Business Associates Face the Same HIPAA Penalties as Covered Entities: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The Attorney General of New Jersey recently announced a $200,000 settlement for a HIPAA violation with a business associate, one of the classic examples of .. read more
Security Breaches Aren’t the Only Compliance Risks! So Are Privacy Rights Violations: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
A recent announcement by the Dental Board of California has reinforced the notion that having a breach of security, such as a hacker’s gaining access .. read more
Lack of Business Associate Agreement Costs $500,000! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Advanced Care Hospitalists PL (“ACH”) recently settled a Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforcement action for $500,000 for .. read more
20 Plus Years of HIPAA and What Have We Got?: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes with Guest Commentator Alice M. McCart, J.D.
The Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 1 (2018), of Quinnipiac School of Law, just published Jon’s most recent scholarly article. This article is .. read more
DHHS OIG Finds Deficiencies in FDA Policies and Procedures to Address Cybersecurity Risk in Postmarket Medical Devices: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As a follow-on to the previous three blog posts addressing the mIoT—that is, the medical Internet of Things―an Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) audit .. read more
