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Not-for-profit to Settle Copier HIPAA Breach with DHHS: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 16 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), Affinity Health Plan, Inc., a not-for-profit managed care plan in the New York metropolitan area, will sett...
HIPAA Compliance Corporate Resolution Posted in Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 13 Aug 2013 | 02:54 am
Often, Security Officers and Privacy Officers tell me that they have difficulty persuading management of the necessity to comply with HIPAA. I tell them to give management my HIPAA and HITECH Act Mana...
New Notice of Privacy Practices Reflecting Omnibus Rule Now on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 8 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
One of our clients recently asked whether we had a sample Notice of Privacy Practices updated to reflect the Omnibus Rule changes. Now, we do, and it is available for you on the Premium Member section...
New Electronic Medical Records Article Now Posted in Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 3 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
James G. Meyer, an attorney in the law firm of Ialongo & Meyer in Chicago, and Lee Neubecker, a computer forensics expert and president of Forensicon, Inc., a Chicago-based forensics and ediscovery co...
HIPAA Reportable Breach or Not? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 31 Jul 2013 | 11:20 am
Is it a HIPAA reportable breach or not? On Monday, July 8, 2013, according to Health Data Management, the Michigan Department of Community Health notified more than 49,000 individuals that a server of...
Omnibus Rule 2013 Updated Management White Paper Posted on Premium Member Section: HIPAA & HITECH Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 28 Jul 2013 | 08:35 pm
I have updated and posted on the Premium Member section of the Veterans Press website the HIPAA Management White Paper that I had earlier updated to discuss the HITECH Act. Now, it also discusses the ...
Lack of HIPAA Compliance? Not Just a $2.5 Million Fine—Business Associate Is Out of Business! HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 23 Jul 2013 | 03:53 am
In the first of the new federal lawsuits for HIPAA violations authorized under the HITECH Act that have been filed against a business associate, the Minnesota Attorney General obtained a $2.5 million ...
WellPoint, Inc., Reports Breach to DHHS, Settles for $1.7 Million: HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 16 Jul 2013 | 11:50 pm
WellPoint, Inc., an Indiana managed care organization, reported under the requirements of the HITECH Act Breach Notification Rule a breach of the electronic protected health information (“EPHI”) of 61...
HIPAA Reportable Breach or Not? HIPAA & HITECH Act Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 10 Jul 2013 | 03:20 am
According to Health Data Management, the Michigan Department of Community Health notified more than 49,000 individuals that a server of the Michigan Cancer Consortium holding their names, birth dates,...
Omnibus Rule Updated Business Associate Agreement: HIPAA & HITECH Blog by Jonathan P. Tomes 3 Jul 2013 | 04:31 am
I have updated and posted on the Premium Member section of the Veterans Press website the sample business associate agreement that I had earlier updated to comply with the HITECH Act. Now, it complies...
