Banner Health gets hit again, breach leads to class actions
The recent Banner Health breach of protected health information (PHI) and payment card data of 3.7 million patients, members, beneficiaries, food and beverage outlet customers, and providers was the...
View ArticleHHS says sharing is preparing for cybersecurity threats
Cyber threat information sharing can help efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks, according to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and...
View ArticleOCR thinks small to stop data breaches
Reports of breaches impacting the protected health information (PHI) of 500 or fewer individuals will be more widely investigated by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), beginning August 2016....
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Enforcement update from OCR
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reports that HIPAA Privacy and Security breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) continue to increase. From OCR published data, it is estimated that more...
View ArticleFree Webinar! Personal Health Information: Hospitals, Health Plans, and Human...
Headlines screaming about the mishandling of personal health information have become ubiquitous in the media. Employers handling health records are rightly concerned about their liability for the...
View ArticleOCR paying more attention to HIPAA business associates
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reminding entities classified as business associates (BAs) under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191) that they must...
View ArticleWebinar replay: Personal Health Information: Hospitals, Health Plans, and...
Event Date: Thursday, October 13, 2016 Headlines screaming about the mishandling of personal health information have become ubiquitous in the media. Employers handling health records are rightly...
View ArticleHackers to focus on hospitals in 2017
Hackers will target the health care sector above all others in 2017, with their focus shifting from insurers to hospitals, predicts Experian® Data Breach Resolution. The company’s fourth annual Data...
View ArticleHIPAA lets docs share info with non-related loved ones
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191) Privacy Rule permits covered entities (CEs) to disclose information to non-family members of a patient when that...
View ArticleOCR shows no signs of slowing HIPAA enforcement
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is on pace to have another record-breaking year for enforcement actions against covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) accused of Health Insurance...
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