by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2016 | HHS, HIPAA, OFCCP
If this past December were any indication, then the HIPAA Privacy Rule audits commencing this year could snare covered entities and their business associates big time. At the end of 2015, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued some $5 million in fines for HIPAA...
by Girish Anand | Jan 5, 2016 | HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today issued a final rule to allow HIPAA-protected mental health data to be shared with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) run by the Federal Bureau of...
by Girish Anand | Dec 6, 2015 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
As part of the Obama administration’s Precision Medicine Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hopes to release by the end of the year four documents detailing consumer rights regarding their health records, according to Deven McGraw, HHS...
by admin | Oct 5, 2015 | HIPAA, OCR
In a letter to the Inspector General who just criticized the agency for its lack of action, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) pledged to commence Phase 2 of its HIPAA audit program in early 2016. The audits to check compliance with the security, privacy and breach...
by admin | Sep 17, 2015 | HIPAA
Fitbit Wellness, a turnkey software wellness program for businesses, is now compliant with the security and privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a step the company hopes will attract more businesses to use the...
by admin | Sep 7, 2015 | HIPAA, OCR
The Office for Civil Rights, the agency mandated to oversee compliance with the breach, privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA), has selected a third-party vendor to conduct its next round of audits. FCI Federal of...
