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For physicians, hospitals, government agencies, and business associatesMajor breaches in Healthcare pass 1,000 milestone mark in June
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...
Former radiologist at NRAD Medical Associates takes 97,000 patient records
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...
Customizable Digital Notices of Privacy Practices Now Available for HIPAA Covered Entities
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...
Parkview Health pays $800,000 in HIPAA Privacy violations settlement
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). ...
Sloppy HIPAA implementation at Rady Children’s Hospital exposes 20,000 patient records
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 second...
New HIPAA Privacy & Security Policies for Ohio DD Boards Available
Eagle Consulting Partners has released the 2014 edition of its Confidentiality and Computer Security Policies specifically crafted for Ohio DD Boards. In addition to HIPAA compliance, these policies also address compliance with FERPA, IDEA and State of Ohio...
Preparing for the New OCR Audits
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has shared information about Phase 2 of its HIPAA Audit Program – including the timing, focus and approach of these audits. Rebecca Williams, RN, JD of Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine offered insights and tips for health care...
Younger Workers Resist BYOD Policy Restrictions
As more and more workers purchase and become dependent upon mobile devices, the IT landscape in organizations has dramatically changed. As organizations evolve and develop new “Bring-Your-Own-Device” (BYOD) policies and procedures, they are discovering that many...
