Does the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) Affect You? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) protects personal data for European Union (“EU”) residents around the world. Under it, any business or organization, .. read more
California Exempts HIPAA Covered Entities from Its New Consumer Privacy Act: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In June 2018, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was intended to change state law to better protect the privacy .. read more
HIPAA Waivers for Hurricane Florence Issued: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Following the President’s declaration of a state of emergency, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has also declared a Public .. read more
Another State Fine for a HIPAA Security Breach: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
As we’ve previously noted in this blog, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), the Federal Trade .. read more
Securing EHRs on Mobile Devices—New NIST Guidance: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
The single biggest category of DHHS civil money penalties involves loss or theft of EHRs on mobile devices. The only guidance in the Security Rule .. read more
Must You Audit Your Business Associates for HIPAA Compliance? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Now that the HITECH Act and the Omnibus Rule have made covered entities potentially liable for breaches by their business associate, see Compliance Hit: Expanded .. read more
OCR Encourages Covered Entities to Perform a Gap Analysis: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
We at EMR Legal and Veterans Press have been encouraging our clients and customers to perform a gap analysis since shortly after HIPAA became law .. read more
DHHS Issues Reminder to Address Physical Security, Particularly Workstation Security: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
In May 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued its Cybersecurity Newsletter, “Workstation Security: Don’t Forget .. read more
Biggest HIPAA Civil Money Penalty Yet—How Does $5.5 Million Sound? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Memorial Healthcare System (“MHS”) settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) for $5.5 million for potential violations of the Health Insurance .. read more
NCCoE and NIST Guidelines for Ransomware Recovery: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes
Little doubt exists that ransomware is a major threat to the availability of health information. Ransomware is a type of malicious software from cryptovirology, a .. read more
