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OCR's $80,000 Settlement with Children's Hospital and Medical Center for Potential HIPAA Right of Access Violation The results were broadcasted when the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of... Read More

Since 2005, the HIPAA Security Rule has required covered entities to have appropriate safeguards to protect electronically protected health information (ePHI). With the increase of cyber-attacks in the healthcare... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released new guidance on "long COVID" as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section... Read More

OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) specifically for the healthcare industry... Read More

According to the Office of Inspector General (OIG), one of the components of an effective corporate compliance plan is "responding appropriately to detected offenses and developing corrective action." This means... Read More

In the healthcare industry complying with the HIPAA Security Rule is not optional and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold organizations accountable... Read More

The Importance of "Effective" OIG Compliance Programs Development of policies and procedures and training to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Occupational... Read More

An individual's right to access their protected health information is not new. It has been a patient's right under the HIPAA Privacy Rule since 2003. In fact, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made it a... Read More

Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry More Important Than Ever Before In the past year, more companies have moved their operations online and have provided more remote workforce options than ever before. In... Read More

Top Five Business Associate Questions and Answers When the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) was enacted in 2009, business associates were added to the list of... Read More