e Washington’s enforcement of major changes to patient privacy rules starts this week, but many area doctors may not be ready. The new HIPAA “mega rule,” as it’s sometimes called,…
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Alaska settles HIPAA security case for $1,700,000
e June 26, 2012. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $1,700,000 to settle possible…
Health Care Provider Settles HIPAA Case For $1.5 Million
e HHS Press Office. Published: September 17, 2012 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. (collectively referred to as “MEEI”) has agreed to pay the…
Tolerance For HIPAA Non-Compliance Is Low
1 Hunton & Williams LLP, June 7, 2012 On June 7, 2012, at the annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security Conference hosted in Washington, D.C. by the Department…
Industry holds its breath awaiting HITECH final rule
Despite the publicly committed release date of the end of March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are not ready to release the new HIPAA/HITECH rule.