What Are PIPEDA Training Requirements?
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), regulates any private sector business that does business in Canada that can gather, use, and disclose personal data of Canadian [...]
HIPAA Act 25th Anniversary: Congratulations, Now I’m Suing!
The HIPAA Act turns 25 on August 21, 2021. On Wednesday, August 21, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed HIPAA into law, with bipartisan support from Congress. The signing took [...]
ePHI Security Emphasized in HHS Summer Newsletter
Although the HHS has long stressed the importance of ePHI security, with the influx of healthcare breaches, it is clear that many organizations have not heeded the [...]
NIST Seeks Public Comment on Cybersecurity Resource Guide
In 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) organization published guidance as to how covered entities and business associates were expected to implement HIPAA Security Rule requirements. [...]
Healthcare Groups Push Back on Proposal to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule
In January of 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule. HHS has proposed to [...]
Einstein Healthcare Class Action Lawsuit Alleges PHI Breach
Recently, a healthcare class action lawsuit was filed against Einstein Healthcare. The lead plaintiff in the healthcare lawsuit is patient Nanette Katz. In August of 2020, Einstein was the [...]
OSHA COVID-19 Enforcement is Now Prioritized
The United States Department of Labor (DOL), the federal agency that enforces OSHA law, has issued new OSHA enforcement guidance. The guidance is intended to be time-limited to the [...]
Vaccine Passports and HIPAA
With states starting to issue vaccine passports, proving that a resident has been vaccinated against COVID, many have been asking, is this a HIPAA violation? To provide guidance, immunization [...]
Is Florida’s Vulnerable Form for COVID Vaccination a HIPAA Violation?
The Florida Department of Health has come under fire for its “COVID-19 Determination of Extreme Vulnerability” form, some claiming that it is a HIPAA violation. But is Florida’s vulnerable [...]
7 Most Common HIPAA Compliance Issues
There are several aspects of HIPAA compliance that elude most businesses. However, failing to address the full HIPAA requirements puts healthcare businesses at risk of breaches and fines. To [...]
