by Girish Anand | Oct 17, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
As a result of a single data breach of protected health information (PHI), albeit one affecting 79 million consumers, Anthem Inc. is now being fined $16 million by the government and owes an additional $115 million to those affected, who won a class action lawsuit...
by Girish Anand | May 30, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
Following comments made in March by Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs), seeking comments on revising the disclosure rule...
by Girish Anand | Apr 4, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released the ONC Guide to Getting and Using your Health Records, a new online resource for individuals, patients, and caregivers. This new...
by Girish Anand | Apr 3, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) with enforcement powers over the HIPAA Privacy Rule and breaches of protected health information (PHI), announced he is looking to make some changes to both and will issue Notices of Proposed Rulemaking...
by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
A receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. has agreed to pay $100,000 out of the receivership estate to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...
by Girish Anand | Mar 1, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
Official notifications of HIPAA breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are due today at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notices should be posted using the HHS website reporting tool. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS handles breach...
