HIPAA

ONC to eliminate Office of the Chief Privacy Officer in FY18

The move will trim duplicative activities that are already provided by the HHS Office for Civil Rights, says National Coordinator Donald Rucker, MD.

HIPAA Greg Slabodkin July 17

HIPAA Greg Slabodkin July 17
Patient access to medical records continues to be challenging

Health information request process is still too difficult and cumbersome, says ONC’s Lana Moriarty.

Patient engagement Greg Slabodkin July 13

Patient engagement Greg Slabodkin July 13
Ransomware attack at oxygen vendor affects 500,000 patients

Airway Oxygen isn’t disclosing if it paid for access to data, but informs patients of event.

Ransomware Joseph Goedert June 23

Ransomware Joseph Goedert June 23
Washington State University breach compromises data of 1 million

Stolen hard drive held information gleaned from a WSU survey of healthcare consumers.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 22

Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 22
Hit by a data breach? 5 steps you must take

Federal rules set out a series of actions for organizations or business associates.

Data breaches June 20

Data breaches June 20
Feds issue an urgent alert on North Korean cyber threat

Homeland Security and FBI report that five applications are most vulnerable to attack.

Cyberattacks Joseph Goedert June 19

Cyberattacks Joseph Goedert June 19
Hit by a breach? 5 steps you must take

Federal rules set out a series of actions for organizations or business associates.

Data breaches June 14

Data breaches June 14
Organizations reporting breaches quicker to fed agencies

OCR now fines those that take longer than 60 days to file reports, says Robert Lord.

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 23

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 23
HIT Think Why better coordination could enhance data protection

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

While HIPAA focuses on how to protect information after it’s gathered, providers need to pay more attention to how it’s collected.

HIPAA May 17

HIPAA May 17
Patient campaign releases about 700 patient email addresses

Rutland Regional doesn’t indicate whether it will report incident as a breach under HIPAA rules.

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 17

Protected health information Joseph Goedert May 17

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