OCR Holds Healthcare Provider Accountable for HIPAA Right of Access
OCR Resolves HIPAA Right of Access Investigation A primary care provider in Florida recently paid $20,000 for failing to release medical records in a designated
OCR Resolves HIPAA Right of Access Investigation A primary care provider in Florida recently paid $20,000 for failing to release medical records in a designated
Find out what the Office for Civil Rights in HSS has said about data security, patient privacy, and how healthcare providers should respond.
Effective HIPAA security risk analysis is the first step in implementing all of the HIPAA Security Rule requirements. Anything short of that can lead to major and costly consequences, as happened with one university.
Itʼs important to familiarize yourself with how the Supreme Court Ruling affects patient privacy and PHI and reading through the OCRʼs new guidance is a good step.
Regarding privacy issues during declared disasters, you should know when some HIPAA requirements are set aside or modified to better serve those who might otherwise suffer.
Regarding privacy issues during declared disasters, you should know when some HIPAA requirements are set aside or modified to better serve those who might otherwise suffer.
Every hour of every day an average of two HIPAA complaints come into the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Let us help you stay in compliance and stay off the OCR’s complaint list.
This week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that would “break down barriers that have stood in the way of commonsense care coordination and value-based arrangements for far too long,” according HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
“As more of our employees work from home and are under the collective stress of the COVID-19 pandemic we become easy victims,” said David Ginsberg, PrivaPlan president. “Security reminders and awareness at this time are essential.”
During the Coronavirus emergency, physicians and healthcare providers may want to adopt telemedicine as a way to provide patient care. This is an acceptable practice under HIPAA and California data and privacy laws but some precautions should be followed.
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