Importance of Vendor Due Diligence Highlighted by Breach
It was recently announced that Bonobos, a subsidiary of Walmart, was the victim of a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of their customers. However, hackers did [...]
$5.1 Million Fine Announced for HIPAA Data Breach
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has entered into a settlement with the Excellus Health Plan, under which Excellus has agreed to pay [...]
Business Associate Breach Affects 829,454 Patients
Luxottica, a business associate that owns popular eye care clinic chains including Target Optical, EyeMed, and LensCrafters, fell victim to a breach that affected 829,454 patients. More details on [...]
What is a HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Law Firms?
Law firms, depending on the nature of the services they provide to covered entities, may fall under the definition of “business associates.” Law firms that qualify as business associates [...]
COVID-19 Causes Medical Practices to Close Doors
A recent national study, conducted to determine the effect COVID-19 has had on doctors offices, has found that medical practices are in dire straits. The survey received 713 responses [...]
OCR Issues Guidance for Mobile Health App Developers
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights recently issued guidance on when HIPAA applies to health information that a patient creates, manages, [...]
OCR HIPAA Guidance: COVID-19 Plasma Donation
To clear up previously released guidance, the Office for Civil (OCR) released new guidance regarding contacting recovered COVID-19 patients for plasma donation. The OCR HIPAA guidance reinforces [...]
What is a HIPAA Business Associate Amendment?
Companies enter into agreements with Google for use of various Google products, including G Suite, G Suite for Education, and G Suite for Government. These agreements [...]
Employer HIPAA Violations and COVID-19 Testing
As more and more businesses reopen and make the transition back to the office, many employers are requiring COVID-19 testing. This has led many to ask, if testing [...]
Telehealth Future Discussed in Senate HELP Committee
In a Senate hearing held on June 17, Senators discussed the possibility of extending the emergency telehealth protocols once the coronavirus pandemic has passed. The Senate HELP Committee Chairman [...]
