By Matt Fisher – A recent survey of HIPAA compliance conducted by NueMD revealed a startling range of knowledge and compliance with HIPAA. Even though HIPAA has been around since 1996 and was updated to include the HITECH Act modifications in 2009, many medical practices revealed they were unaware of the full scope of HIPAA requirements, did not necessarily understand what they did know, or have not implemented full compliance programs.
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On Monday, December 8th, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced another new HIPAA settlement. As with most recent settlements, the latest settlement is being used to set up an example of what not to do.
The recent uproar over Ebola brought HIPAA in emergency situations to the forefront when it comes to what information may be shared and when. The various healthcare facilities that treated Ebola patients were constantly grilled for updates on patients as well as information relating to the movements and other activities of those patients.
By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher A recent article on Forbes by Dan Munro asked the question whether anyone is really HIPAA compliant in healthcare….
By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher A recent article on Forbes by Dan Munro asked the question whether anyone is really HIPAA compliant in healthcare….
Don’t Stop Compliance Efforts By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher The new round of HIPAA audits expected to start this fall has been delayed. The…
Deadline September 22, 2014 By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher The much anticipated HIPAA Omnibus Rule was published by the Department of Health and Human…
Is It Really a Misunderstanding? By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher An increasing number of stories recently are casting light onto circumstances when HIPAA has…
Issues that can Result in Potential Liability By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher Electronic Health Records (“EHR”) have widespread adoption at an incredibly fast rate…