by Eagle Editor | Nov 10, 2015 | General News, HIPAA, HIPAA Policy Templates
Are you a HIPAA business associate with an information technology product or service that needs to stay in compliance with HIPAA policies? According to HHS, a “Business Associate” is defined as a person or entity that performs certain functions or... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jul 26, 2014 | HIPAA
The HIPAA Omnibus/Final Rule, published on January 25, 2013, grandfathered valid HIPAA Business Associate agreements prior to that date until September 22, 2014. That grace period is rapidly coming to an end. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 2, 2014 | HIPAA
Boston Medical Center, a 496-bed academic medical center in Boston, discovered a data breach on March 3 when the records of 15,000 patients were posted online by a vendor. The records, which contained patients’ names, addresses, and medical information, including what... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Sep 23, 2013 | HIPAA
Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, celebrated September 23, 2013, the first day for enforcement of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, by addressing the HIMSS Health Privacy Forum in Boston. Rodriguez... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Aug 22, 2013 | HIPAA
More and more organizations are using cloud providers for computer backup. Internet upload speeds have increased, and the technology of cloud providers to provide incremental backup has become more sophisticated. And, very importantly, using cloud backup provides the... Read More