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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...

What Happens To Privacy During Pandemics?

I am talking to increasing numbers of privacy and information security pros who are concerned about not only getting their pandemic plans in place, but also wanting to know what kinds of privacy issues need to be addressed within the...

Is Encryption Enough to Achieve Privacy?

Of course the answer is no. But there are many reasons! Tune in this afternoon at 4:00pm Pacific time to hear Anyck Turgeon, Scott Draughon and me discuss this topic and talk about encryption laws and the impacts to privacy....

HITECH Impacts Over 734,178 "Small Business" HIPAA Covered Entities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164: "Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule" (Breach Notice Rule) has been written about a lot. But much of what is written overlooks...

HITECH Act Virtual ToC

This was another very busy week, and I didn't have a chance to post as much as I would have liked. Part of what kept me busy was an unusually increased amount of email......

HHS & FTC Breach Notice Rules: First Time NIST Standards Specifically Referenced

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued their interim final rule for breach notification standards on August 19. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued their final rule of breach notification standards on August 17. The HHS rule covers all...

Fired Because Photo of Surgery Room Was A "HIPAA Violation"

I received a very interesting question yesterday, and I wanted to share it and my response here because it is a great HIPAA topic to discuss that I have not seen written about before. I've removed the identifying information, and...

8,918 HIPAA Violation Investigations Have Required Corrective Actions

Here are some important websites to bookmark for you to reference when you need help...beyond what I have on my blog and at my website :)...if you are a US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Covered Entity (CE)...

HIPAA/HITECH Breach Notice Rule: Applies To PHI of Deceased Individuals + Training A Key Element

After a few days unable to make time to post to the blog, or technical difficulties preventing me when I did make time, I'm happy to resume my posting! Today I want to offer a few thoughts about the breach...

You Need These Things When You Get HIPAA Audited!

I get a bit irritated when I see a vendor touting their "compliance solution" products as making organizations "HIPAA Compliant" or "PCI DSS Compliant" or whatever your regulation of choice happens to be, and then, upon inspection of their products,...

OCR Adding To Staff For Increased HIPAA Compliance Enforcement Activities

Monday the HHS announced they were moving responsibility for both HIPAA Security Rule and Privacy Rule under the OCR. That same day they also announced they were expanding the HIPAA "privacy enforcement team." (Scroll down on this page to see...

OCR Adding To Staff For Increased HIPAA Compliance Enforcement Activities

Monday the HHS announced they were moving responsibility for both HIPAA Security Rule and Privacy Rule under the OCR. That same day they also announced they were expanding the HIPAA "privacy enforcement team." (Scroll down on this page to see...

HIPAA Enforcement Will Improve With OCR Responsible for Both Privacy Rule & Security Rule

Today the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the OCR will now be responsible for both the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Security Rule. Perhaps this is an indicator of more enforcement to come. As a...

(Lack Of) Encryption Is A Basis For Notification Under The HITECH Act

This week one of my tweeps asked me the following: "What's your interpretation of encryption obligations for PHI data-at-rest under HITECH? Many parties are sweating this now." Great question!...

HITECH Act: Breach Notification Is Necessary Based Upon Items Used In De-Identification

Continuing along the discussion of the HITECH Act this week, I want to consider a couple of questions I recently discussed with a CISO at a healthcare insurer about when breach notification is necessary......

Is This A Breach Under The HITECH Act Definition?

This week I want to take a closer look at some of the issues and requirements within the HITECH Act, which dramatically expands the reach and requirements under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)......

New MO Breach Notice Law: Encryption Safe Harbor? Yes. Encryption Def Good? No!

On July 9, 2009 the Missouri governor signed House Bill No. 62 into law, and it included section 407.1500, which is the requirement for giving privacy breach notice. Since I'm focusing this week on encryption laws, I want to take...

Has Massachusetts Encryption Law Stopped It's Evolution?

This week I want to take a look at encryption laws. Only a few short years ago no law or regulation really had explicit encryption requirements. HIPAA, passed in 1996 with effective compliance deadline requirements in 2003 (Privacy Rule) and...

SEC Regulation S-P Proposals To Improve The Security Of Customer Information Within Brokerage Shops

Do you work for a brokage house, have a subsidiary that is a brokerage house, or do any type of work with a brokerage house? If so, then you should be aware of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed...

Be Prepared For Privacy Breaches!

This morning I did a podcast interview with bankinfosecurity and they already have it posted! During the interview I answered and expanded upon five questions and issues:...

Potential Personal Data Breach of 5.38 Million Individuals at Nissan in Japan

I ran across an interesting news report,"Nissan data leak puts 5 million at risk" I was surprised I did not see this report on any of U.S. news sites. The report is very vague. It just indicates a "leak" occurred...

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