By Matt Fisher – Apparently the Office for Civil Rights does still have older resolved HIPAA concerns in its hopper to release. The latest release about a civil monetary penalty continues the ongoing enforcement focus on the right of access.
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By Matt Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights announced another cyber incident driven HIPAA civil monetary penalty on February 20, 2025. The settlement broke a one month lull in HIPAA enforcement announcements, though looking at the dates in the documents (all go back to the last quarter or so of 2024), it may not necessarily be an indication that enforcement of HIPAA remains an ongoing immediate priority.
By Matt Fisher – Artificial intelligence has been the subject of no shortage of hype about its capabilities. As AI has evolved in the past few years it has often been touted as the force that will finally drive major changes in healthcare.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of January that we think deserve sharing again.
By Matt Fisher – Prior to the changeover of the administration, the HHS Office for Civil Rights went on a bit of a HIPAA settlement bender. The fast pace of announced settlements felt a bit like a clearing of the decks. The various settlements continued recent trends around the issues being selected by OCR for settlement along with the still random amount of settlements.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of December that we think deserve sharing again.
By Matt Fisher – On January 6, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services officially published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify and update the HIPAA Security Rule. The timing of the proposed rule leaves any sort of immediate action with a lot of uncertainty (changing administrations bring changing priorities and delays).
Our Sharing Health Data: Challenges to Solve – Lessons to be Learned, virtual event is now on demand. Watch keynote from Micky Tripathi followed by 6 sessions.
As we bid farewell to 2024, it’s time to reflect on the pivotal moments that shaped the healthcare landscape over the past year. Check out some highlights on HCNR stats, top contributors from Health IT Answers, top stories from HCNR and more.