by Girish Anand | Mar 26, 2013 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule takes effect today, March 26, but the compliance date for its new standards and provisions is not until Sept. 23, 2013. The rule sets forth breach notification standards and penalties; folds the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act...
by Girish Anand | Mar 14, 2013 | HHS, HIPAA
In 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted 115 audits of companies' compliance with the security and privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the program is...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2013 | HHS, HIPAA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved forward today to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The final omnibus...
by Girish Anand | Jun 28, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been conducting HIPAA privacy, security and breach audits since early this year and today released the protocol that is has being using to inform the audit process. The Health...
by Girish Anand | Jun 13, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
The Health information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 empowered state attorneys general (AGs) to enforce HIPAA privacy and security rules. So far, four AGs have taken up the cause–in Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota and Vermont....
by Girish Anand | May 17, 2012 | HHS, HIPAA
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of the first person in the United States to be given a prison term for violating the privacy policy of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) without using the information for...
