The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced two HIPAA enforcement actions ...

How often should organizations conduct HIPAA training for employees? It’s recommended that organizations provide HIPAA training to employees annually and whenever there are significant changes to ...

The University at Buffalo Information Technology (UBIT) operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR). HIPAA Regulation Text ...

Why Staff Must Be Trained on Reporting HIPAA Breaches Proper staff training on reporting HIPAA breaches is critical to maintaining the privacy and security of patients’ PHI. There are several reasons ...

A regional healthcare network with three California hospitals serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties has agreed to pay federal regulators $600,000 and implement a corrective action plan to resolve ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, ...

However, these developments come with new legal risks and security threats for protected health information (PHI) subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Data stewards must obtain approval to store restricted data in UBbox as follows: For Category 1: Restricted Data, including data regulated by HIPAA, the Information Security Officer (ISO) and the ...

(Image: PIH Health) A regional healthcare network with three California hospitals serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties has agreed to pay federal regulators $600,000 and implement a corrective ...