HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2022

A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule. The HIPAA Security Rule requires regulated entities to implement a security management process to prevent, detect, contain, and fix security violations.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The deadline for compliance with the information blocking requirements of the 21 st Century Cures Act is October 6, 2022, after which the HHS can impose financial penalties and healthcare providers will be subject to appropriate disincentives if they are determined to have failed to facilitate the easy digital sharing of patient data.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The healthcare sector, heavily regulated by statutes such as HIPAA and new cybersecurity guidelines like the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HSCC) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), now faces uncertainty. Regulations that were based on agency interpretations of older laws are particularly at risk.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Healthcare privacy laws in the United States are due an update to bring them into the modern age to ensure individually identifiable health information is protected no matter how it is collected and shared. As a doctor, the potential of new technology to improve patient care seems limitless.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors are still engaging in conduct that the rules were intended to discourage, in part due to the lack of enforcement rules. Attendees were concerned that, with the enforcement rules pending, some actors are continuing to engage in information blocking.

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