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Though less common than breaches from lost laptops or other devices, hacking is on the rise in healthcare, experts say. Fending off cybercriminals, however, should go beyond treating security as a routine matter... Continue Reading

Thousands of patients of an Oklahoma dentist are being urged to get tested for HIV and hepatitis after public health officials found evidence of practices that could have exposed patients to the viruses. The... Continue Reading

The Final FMLA rule makes four changes (or clarifications) to the listed qualifying exigencies. The rule: Clarifies that, for the purposes of leave for child care and school activities, the child must be the... Continue Reading

The HIPAA Omnibus rule goes into effect today, March 26. While organizations have until Sept. 23 to comply with the rules' many provisions, including modifications to the HIPAA security and privacy rules, recent... Continue Reading

Posting and Distribution Under the Privacy Rule, whenever there is a material change to a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP), a covered entity must promptly revise and distribute its NPP. The Omnibus Rule... Continue Reading

In 2008 the FMLA was amended to provide employees with family members serving in the Armed Forces, National Guard, and Reserves with FMLA leave for reasons related to their family members' military service. In 2010... Continue Reading

OSHA's recently adopted new standard, the Globally Harmonized Standard (GHS), has a training compliance date of December 1, 2013. Following are some facts you should know about the GHS: Proposal to modify the HCS... Continue Reading

The HIPAA Omnibus rule could play an important role in improving the security of medical devices that store patient data. Under the new rule, companies that service medical devices and have access to the patient... Continue Reading

The Secretary of Health and Human Services has been given the authorization through HIPAA HITECH and the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to impose civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for violations of the Rules. These penalties... Continue Reading

Would it surprise you to know that more than half of all breaches (57%) have involved business associates? This is according to a study of recent healthcare breaches. Business associates are third-party vendors that... Continue Reading