After two investigations by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”), St. Elizabeth’s … Read More “A Boston hospital pays when its employees neglect HIPAA”
An Indianapolis oncology group has disclosed that data concerning about 55,000 patients was stored on a stolen laptop computer. A … Read More “The danger of unencrypted protected health information: 55,000 patients’ PHI exposed.”
Today, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that the Alaska Department … Read More “Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Pays $1.7 Million to Settle HIPAA Security Rule Matter”
As of January 1, 2012, all healthcare providers were required to transition from version 4010/4010A to version 5010 standards for … Read More “HIPAA: Conversion to Version 5010”
Late last month, the Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, announced that her office had reached a settlement with South Shore … Read More “Hospital Settles Data Breach Allegations with Massachusetts Attorney General”
On May 10, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in United States … Read More “Ninth Circuit on HIPAA Criminal Liability: No Knowledge Requirement”
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s … Read More “HHS Releases HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures”