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...
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...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 26, 2014 | HIPAA
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...
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). ...
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...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 20, 2014 | DD Boards
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...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 18, 2014 | HIPAA
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...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 16, 2014 | HIPAA
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...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 13, 2014 | HIPAA
Health care organizations are constantly challenged to invest adequate resources in IT technology and services. This inside account of a ransomware attack (CryptoWall) and one organization’s response to it sheds some light on the importance of implementing...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 9, 2014 | HIPAA
HHS’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released their annual report for the Fiscal Year 2013, which highlights statistical achievements from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigations and prosecutions nationwide. Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU)...
