HIPAA and Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills can take a variety of forms. Roger Severino, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently experienced, first-hand, [...]
Vendor Vetting Can Save You Millions
In a recent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, it was determined that 54% of healthcare vendors had experienced at least one data breach affecting protected [...]
What is a Designated Record Set Under HIPAA?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires HIPAA covered entities (health plans and most healthcare providers) to provide individuals, upon request, with access to the protected health information [...]
Law Firm HIPAA Compliance
Under HIPAA, covered entities are defined as individuals or entities that transmit protected health information for certain transactions. These transactions generally include include transmission of healthcare [...]
What is the Integrity of ePHI Under the HIPAA Security Rule?
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction) and [...]
HIPAA Patient Privacy
One of the many misunderstandings in circulation about HIPAA is over how it protects - and when it does not protect - patient privacy. HIPAA patient privacy is regulated [...]
The CCPA HIPAA Exemption
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. This law increases privacy protections for California residents. However, larger organizations, with more than $25 million [...]
Criminal Investigation for Alleged HIPAA Violations
A former employee of ACM Global Laboratories, part of Rochester Regional Health, is being accused of continuously accessing a co-worker’s protected health information (PHI) without authorization. [...]
Leap Year Law and the HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline
Is there such a thing as a leap year law? Once every four years (e.g., 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), there is a February 29th. Years with [...]
HIPAA Network Security
For a HIPAA covered entity (i.e., a health provider), there is often a direct relationship between the health of the network and the health of the [...]
