Office for Civil Rights

HHS administrative judge upholds $4.35M fine for MD Anderson

Office for Civil Rights granted summary judgment after ruling that organization didn’t encrypt data.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 18

Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 18
HIT Think How providers should respond to a HIPAA complaint

Matthew Fisher
Associate Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

HIT executives need to know how to prepare in the event their organization gets a request from OCR regarding a potential violation.

HIPAA regulations March 29

HIPAA regulations March 29
Federal agencies release Interim final version of Common Rule

After year-long delay, latest version would provide guidance on secondary use of information in electronic health records and data from mobile applications.

Medical research Joseph Goedert February 19

Medical research Joseph Goedert February 19
Triple-S Advantage discloses PHI breach resulting from mailing error

Notification letters intended for providers were sent to incorrect addresses, similar to a previous incident at insurer.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert February 15

Data breaches Joseph Goedert February 15
HIT Think Why OCR is making a statement with the Fresenius settlement

Matthew Fisher
Associate Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

The $3.5 million fine, for five breaches affecting 521 individuals, shows that the agency wants to teach a fresh lesson about the importance of HIPAA compliance.

Data breaches February 2

Data breaches February 2
Fresenius Medical Care hit with $3.5M fine for 2012 breaches

Incidents in five locations related to tech thefts highlight the need for enterprise risk analysis, OCR officials say.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert February 1

Data breaches Joseph Goedert February 1
Outside attacks caused almost half of data breaches in July

It was the first month of 2017 in which hackers caused more leaks than insiders.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 22, 2017

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 22, 2017
HIT Think What providers can learn from St. Luke’s fax fine

Matthew Fisher
Associate Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

HHS’ Office of Civil Rights came down heavy on the hospital, showing that healthcare organizations must be extremely careful in sending PHI.

Protected health information June 8, 2017

Protected health information June 8, 2017
Errant faxes net St. Luke’s-Roosevelt a $387,200 fine

Office for Civil Rights levies penalty after protected health info winds up in employers’ hands.

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 24, 2017

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 24, 2017
Trump budget plan would slash ONC funding, reorder its priorities

Other agencies with HIT oversight could see big changes under the administration’s proposed spending plan for Fiscal Year 2018.

Budgets Joseph Goedert May 24, 2017

Budgets Joseph Goedert May 24, 2017

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