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HIPAA Compliance Training Requirements
First, a few things that ARE NOT required for an effective HIPAA staff training program:
- Expensive consultants
- Monthly subscriptions
- Video training courses
- Q...
HHS Addresses Federal Court Invalidation of Certain Provisions of the HIPAA rule Relating to the Third-Party Requests for Patient Records
On January 28, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) addressed a federal court’s January 23rd invalidation of certain provisions of t...
Read MoreAre Schools, Colleges or Universities Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides Answers
School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insura...
Read MoreThe Healthcare Breach Report: Breaches on the Upsurge
The vast majority of healthcare organizations utilize and store protected health information (PHI), which is composed of patients’ sensitive information. HIPAA, the privacy rule that classifies P...
Read MoreGoogle data sharing deal with Ascension Health raises privacy concerns
After a patient data sharing deal came to light between Google and Ascension Health, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) says the federal government needs to update the Health Insuran...
Read MoreDisclosure of PHI on Yelp Results in $10,000 HIPAA Settlement
This past October, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the entity responsible for policing HIPAA violations, announced a settlement with a Texas dental p...
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