by Girish Anand | Jul 13, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in charge of enforcing the privacy, security, breach and other HIPAA rules, said yesterday it has notified 167 covered entities that they must submit all papers necessary for a remote “desk audit” within 10 days....
by Girish Anand | Jul 5, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule after the theft of a CHCS mobile device compromised the protected...
by Girish Anand | Apr 23, 2016 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) for the egregious disclosure of two patients’ protected health information (PHI) to...
by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun its next phase of audits of covered entities and their business associates. In its 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA...
by Girish Anand | Feb 17, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
Covered entities that experienced a breach (or breaches) of protected health information (PHI) have 60 days after the end of the calendar year to submit reports to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), making this year’s deadline Monday, Feb. 29. The year-end rule...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2016 | HHS, OCR
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) this past week published guidance on individuals’ right to their protected health information (PHI) under the Privacy Rule provision of the Health Insurance Portability and...