Author name: HIPAA Editor

A doctor working at O medical & fitness center at San Antonio, supposedly reacted against his patient through a video clip. He posted a video of his patient in the underwear on YouTube as well as on Facebook. This action of the doctor is clearly against the laws of HIPAA rules. The case was highlighted …

Suspected Social Media Retaliation By A Physician Breached HIPAA Security Law Read More »

In the phase two the office of civil rights says that the agreement inspections are now about to process. In the last months of previous year, the covered firms were chosen for counter inspections and now the first phase of those inspections have been done. Presently, the OCR has progressed to the inspection of corporate …

Advanced HIPAA Agreement Inspection Toolkit Given Out Through AHIMA Read More »

HITRUST has made a declaration that they have updated HITRUST CSF which will be a new start up specially designed for small health related firms. It will help them to upgrade their resilience power against the cyber criminals. Even though HITRUST CSF is known as the most adoptive security as well as privacy system which …

Basic HITRUST CSF System Contributes In Threat Management Of Small Health Care Firms Read More »

The HIPAA allows the patients to get a document of their health archives in the paper form or else in the electronic form. In last year, the unit of human health services released a number of clips and many other things which proclaims that it is the right of the patients to get their medical …

AHIMA Declares New Sources For Approving People’s Access Privileges In HIPAA Read More »

The Health Cover Portability and Responsibility Act’s Breach Warning Rule needs all covered objects to report breaks of unsecured electric protected health info to the Section of Health and Social Services’ Office of Civil Rights. Though large data breaks – those effecting 500 or even more individuals should be described to OCR in 60 days …

Minor Health Care Data Breach Information Limit: 1 March, 2017 Read More »

In a meeting of Deven McGraw at HIMSS17 with data security group. The deputy director at the department of human health services at OCR has discussed that the segment two of HIPAA enforcement investigations are in process. They also explained that the onsite HIPAA inspections may defer by one year. The time period of the …

Onsite HIPAA Inspections Can Be Deferred By One Year Read More »

At HIMSS17, Deven McGraw, the administrator of OCR has highlighted the HIPA rules which are to be released in the year of 2017. OCR might be engaged in analyzing the results of the inspections of counter audits in the health care firms as well as in their corporate affiliates. Yet, a new path of HIPAA …

Modified HIPAA Rules In 2017: Messaging, Social Media And Situation Walkthrough Read More »

The division of customer affairs in the New Jersey has proclaimed that the Horizon BCSC will pay an amount of 1.1 million as a penalty. This penalty is due to their failure of data protection. The company lost the data of almost 690, 000 individuals. These were their plan members as well. The HIPAA demands …

New Jersey’s Horizon BCBS Compensates $1.1 Million For The Violation Of HIPAA Rules Read More »

The office of OCR has recently complemented the previous year’s data of HIPAA payments with the advocate of health. Yesterday, it was announced by the OCR that 5. 5 million dollars payments are extended by Florida founded health care firm in order to solve the probable confidentiality law breakage. The medical care hospital has paid …

HIPAA Declared A $5.5 Million Payment Record Of Memorial Health Firm Read More »