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HIPAA And Surveillance In Hospitals

Over the years there have been many...too many...instances where doctors have performed the wrong types of surgeries on patients, and even the wrong surgeries on completely wrong patients......

CEs and BAs: Be HIPAA/HITECH Compliant Or Pay A Hefty Penalty

The HHS released HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule today......

6 Critical Factors for Effective Information Security & Privacy Policies

I've been feeling bad about not posting to my blog as often as I have historically......

Who Are Your Business Associates?

Since just before HIPAA went actively into effect I've done a lot of HIPAA compliance work for covered entities (CEs). In the past few years I've done around 200 business associate (BA) information security and program reviews for just one...

HIPAA/HITECH Etc. Retention: Does Your Reality = Your Requirements?

Last month I had the great pleasure of being a guest on Scott Draughon and Anyck Turgeon's MyTechnologyLawyer.com radio show for a segment entitled, "Is encryption enough to achieve privacy?" I was pleasantly surprised to see a large number of...

Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Change Explicitly Makes Genetic Info PHI

An important element of data protection compliance is knowing, identifying and inventorying the applicable information......

Privacy For The Deceased

Late last month I posted, "HIPAA/HITECH Breach Notice Rule: Applies To PHI of Deceased Individuals + Training A Key Element" and since then I've had around half a dozen or so folks ask me to write about privacy for the...

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