Public comments submitted over the state’s plan to redesign its Medicaid program are being kept private after the state raised HIPAA concerns.
Understanding the OCR audit protocol can help with assessment
By
John DiMaggio
Aug 22, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights’ 2016 audit program is currently underway, with a protocol so comprehensive that significant enforcement actions are expected.
CMS to stop processing non-HIPAA-compliant Medicare claims
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Haymarket Media
Aug 09, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will stop processing non-HIPAA-compliant electronic Medicare claims Oct. 1.
HIPAA Boot Camp offered today
Sep 11, 2013
Relias Learning will present a webinar today on HIPAA. Speaker Paige Pennington will discuss how successful HIPAA programs may change current practices, lessons learned from last year’s audients...
Relaxed enforcement for telehealth is over
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Apr 19, 2023
Well, we knew it might happen sometime. We saw the silver lining of COVID-19 these past few years in the form of relaxed rules by the government to allow for the easier implementation and proliferation...
HIPAA audits intensify with document requests for ‘unlucky’ providers
By
Jul 19, 2016
More than 150 healthcare organizations received document requests last week as part of the second phase of HIPAA audits, according to the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
Many providers not making IT preparation for looming HIPAA rule
Feb 08, 2011
Despite having less than a year to be ready, many providers are still not prepared for HIPAA 5010. Among facilities participating in a recent HIMSS-sponsored survey, “one third report they either...
Official: HIPAA audits to bring penalties
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2014
In apparent acknowledgement that HIPAA violation enforcement has been less than aggressive so far, a government adviser said that HIPAA audits would soon produce swift results — and penalties, when appropriate.
Ask the Legal Expert
By
John Durso
Sep 06, 2019
A nurse manager had her laptop stolen. The police found it abandoned within a day. There is no indication that they accessed or used the laptop. Do we have an obligation to notify patients whose records...
HHS releases expanded enforcement rule for HIPAA
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Haymarket Media
Apr 20, 2005
HHS has released proposed regulations to “complete the enforcement rule” for standards issued under administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...