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New HIPAA/HITECH Rules Implementation Roadmap: Countdown Begins to September 23, 2013 Compliance Deadline
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 31, 2013
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Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Proposed by HHS - Find Out Who Has Accessed Your Health Records
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 01, 2011
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February Brings a Privacy Enforcement Storm: HHS, FTC and FINRA Act
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 22, 2011
This month, federal agencies and FINRA have announced significant privacy enforcement actions that have resulted in millions of dollars in fines. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed a $4.3M fine on a health plan for violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule; the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with several resellers of consumer reports allegations that the resellers failed to adequately safeguard consumer information; and FINRA imposed a $600K fine on two securities firms for failure to safeguard access to customer records. Here are the details:
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FAQ on the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Rules: Part Two
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 15, 2010
This post is Part Two of my FAQ on the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Rules issued by HHS last week. Part Two focuses on the proposed modifications to the Privacy Rule.
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FAQ on the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Rules: Part One
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 12, 2010
As reported last week, on Thursday the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued its long-anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") on Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the "HITECH" Act). For those of us who subscribe to numerous technology and law listservs, this meant emailboxes flooded with opinions, criticism, speculation, and flat-out fear mongering. We thought people might like to know what the proposed modifications actually say, and what they mean. So, this post provides Part One of a FAQ on the 234 page NPRM. This post, Part One, addresses general issues (including significant changes involving subcontractors) and proposed modifications to the HIPAA Security and Enforcement Rules. Part Two, later this week, will address the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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InfoLaw Alert: HHS Issues Proposed Mofications to HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 08, 2010
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California Department of Public Health Breach Fines and Legally Defensible Security
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 17, 2010
