The HITECH Act requires FTC, in consultation with HHS, to study potential privacy, security and breach notification requirements for vendors of personal health records (“PHRs”) and other entities that ...
A dermatology practice in Massachusetts has agreed to a $150,000 settlement with HHS for not having procedures in place to fulfill HIPAA’s breach notification provisions. The HHS Office for Civil ...
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A state insurance plan subcontractor is at the center of a serious security incident after hackers gained three months of unfettered access to its computer system, compromising thousands of members' ...
Reading news headlines or opening the mailbox to another data breach notification letter emphasizes that a data incident is more likely to be a “when” and not an “if” for your organization. While long ...
Despite the revamped federal HIPAA Omnibus Rule which holds covered entities and business associates more accountable for failing to adequately protect patients' health information, some groups ...
The long-overdue final HIPAA omnibus rule was posted on the Federal Register public inspection desk Jan 17. The package of regulations will be officially posted on the Federal Register on Jan. 25. See ...
County officials said a data breach affected 14,081 individuals, and notices are now going out. Officials said, "Hamilton County Government is a Covered Entity under HIPAA. Recently, its business ...