by Girish Anand | Oct 28, 2017 | HHS, OCR
Following President Trump’s call to action that led to the declaration of a nationwide public health emergency regarding the opioid crisis, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is releasing new guidance on when and how healthcare providers can share a patient’s...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2017 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have launched a revised web tool that puts important information into the hands of individuals, empowering them to better identify recent breaches of health information and to...
by Girish Anand | Mar 8, 2017 | HHS, OCR
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that enforces the Privacy, Security and Breach rules of HIPAA, has released new guidance advising covered entities and business associates on best practices for...
by Girish Anand | Feb 10, 2017 | HIPAA, OCR
HIPAA-covered entities must report small data breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) by March 1. The law allows for 60 days to elapse at the close of a calendar year before that...
by Girish Anand | Dec 3, 2016 | HHS, OCR
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) shattered all monetary settlement records for violations of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy, security and breach rules in the fiscal year ended this past Sept. 30, according to a study by the...
by Girish Anand | Aug 19, 2016 | HHS, OCR
Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) has agreed to a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving...
