by Gary Pritts | Jul 1, 2014 | HIPAA, Privacy
Recently confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell has named Jocelyn Samuels as director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In this role, her duties also include enforcement of the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 30, 2014 | HIPAA
One in ten individuals living in the United States have had their medical records exposed through known and reported major data breaches by healthcare providers, payers and their business associates. By law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services posts details of... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 27, 2014 | HIPAA
On April 24, Nassau Radiologic Group Medical Associates (NRAD) in Long Island, New York discovered that a radiologist employed by the organization had accessed the billing systems without authorization and acquired the protected health information of almost 100,000... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 26, 2014 | HIPAA, Privacy
Webinar on June 26 will explain how your organization can install and use these model notices. HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology invite health care providers and health plan representatives to... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 25, 2014 | HIPAA
Parkview Health System, Inc. (Parkview Health) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). ... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 23, 2014 | HIPAA
An employee at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information of more than 14,000 patients to a handful of job applicants on June 6th, 2014. The investigation of this breach uncovered a... Read More