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What is Required for Proper PHI(Protected Health Information) Disposal?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires that covered entities apply appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of protected health information (PHI). The required safeguards include: Administrative safeguards Physical safeguards [...]
9,700 Patients Affected by Healthcare Breach
Shore Speciality Consultants Pulmonology Group notified 9,700 patients in breach notification letters that their protected health information (PHI) may have been compromised. On July 8, 2019 the Group discovered that their network server was [...]
What is the National Patient Identifier Repeal Act?
When HIPAA was enacted in 1996, the law called for development of a unique patient identifier (sometimes referred to as a “national patient identifier”). In 1999, Congress passed legislation prohibiting the [...]
HIPAA Firewall Controls
The HIPAA Security Rule and HIPAA Firewall Controls Under the technical safeguard requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities must implement policies and procedures to protect electronic protected health information [...]
$2.15 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Issued Against Jackson Health
The headline speaks for itself. On October 15, 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed a $2.15 civil monetary penalty against Miami-based Jackson Health [...]
Doctor to Doctor Sharing of PHI Under HIPAA
Generally, doctor to doctor sharing of protected health information (PHI) is permitted under the HIPAA regulations. Read more about HIPAA sharing of information between providers. When Is Doctor to Doctor Sharing [...]
