by HIPAAgps | May 26, 2016 | HIPAA News
What is a breach? A breach is an impermissible disclosure or use of protected health information (PHI). Typically, a breach compromises the security and privacy of PHI. How do you determine if a breach has occurred? The burden of determining if a breach has occurred...
by HIPAAgps | May 19, 2016 | HIPAA News
Children’s National Health System announced that a Business Associate, Ascend Healthcare System Medical, may have allowed access to transcribed reports by way of Google. In a recent press release, Children’s National Health System notified patients that one of their...
by HIPAAgps | May 12, 2016 | HIPAA News
In a recent Bookings Institution paper, published by Niam Yaraghi, researchers found that in spite of government efforts, privacy breaches, specifically electronic breaches, are on the rise in all health care practices. When detailing their findings, Yaraghi wrote: “…...
by HIPAAgps | May 5, 2016 | HIPAA News
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital settled at $2.2 million for a breach case involving the “egregious disclosure of two patients’ protected health information (PHI),” the OCR stated in a recent press release. Released on April 21, the...
by HIPAAgps | Apr 25, 2016 | HIPAA News
The American Dental Association recently published an article in their March newsletter stressing the importance of being ready for OCR’s HIPAA audits. On March 24, the American Dental Association (ADA) provided a newsletter article warning health care organizations...
by HIPAAgps | Apr 18, 2016 | HIPAA News
The Office for Civil Rights started on the second phase of the HIPAA audits program and will expect a 10-day turnaround on HIPAA documentation requested. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently posted details about the second phase of their 2016 audit program on...
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