Don’t Want to Bother with HIPAA Compliance? Budget For DHHS Settlement
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced yesterday in a press release that, after a lengthy investigation, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) .. read more
On April 18th, 2012,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: business associate, compliance, emr, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA training, HITECH, Jonathan P. Tomes, OCR, OCR investigation, Office for Civil Rights, Privacy Rule, risk analysis, Security Rule
New Risk Analysis Policy Posted in Premium Member Section
First, thanks to the Premium Member who suggested that we clearly identify new content on the Premium Member section of the website. We always welcome .. read more
On April 11th, 2012,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: breach, business associate, emr, HIPAA, HIPAA violation, HITECH, Jonathan P. Tomes, novel, OIG, PHI, risk analysis
Major Breach Results in California State Court Lawsuit | HIPAA
Sutter Health of California suffered the theft of a computer containing health information on 4.2 million patients. A Sacramento law firm filed a class action .. read more
On November 29th, 2011,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: breach, HIPAA, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes, PHI, risk analysis
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
On October 27th, 2011,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: emr, HIPAA, Jonathan P. Tomes, risk analysis
