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
by Gary Pritts | Jul 22, 2013 | DD Boards
We all know that new HIPAA regulations – with a compliance deadline of September 23, 2013 – affect all of Ohio’s County Boards of Developmental Disability. Hopefully, policy development and other compliance activity is well underway. In most cases, the... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 15, 2013 | HIPAA
HIPAA requires covered entities – and now business associates – to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. However, compliance with these requirements is not the same as effective security. This fact can be illustrated in the case of business associates offering... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Nov 27, 2012 | HIPAA
The Office of Civil Rights yesterday published detailed guidance regarding the provisions in the HIPAA Privacy regulations that deal with de-identification of protected health information (PHI). The general idea of this provision is that healthcare data sets may be... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Dec 7, 2011 | HIPAA
Facebook, and other Social Media including Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and others are a reality of mainstream society. Employers in general, including HIPAA covered entities, are grappling with this new reality. On the one hand, social media have been proven to be a... Read More