• HIPAA Omnibus Rocks the Health IT Security Landscape
  With the release of Omnibus HIPAA privacy and security rule on January 17th this year, the health information security landscape is set to experience some major changes. Healthcare entities are facing the immediate need to conduct risk assessments and testing to meet HIPAA compliance requirements.
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• HIPAA Omnibus Rule to Hold BA Directly Liable for HIPAA Compliance
  With a number covered entities not even knowing who their business associates are, it is no surprise that there are many of them dealing with the challenge of ensuring that their business associates are HIPAA compliant.
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• How Can BAs & Subcontractors Tackle the New Compliance Burden?
  The HIPAA Omnibus rule has now brought business associates and subcontractors under its gamut, making it mandatory for them to comply with the requirements of the final rule, or face stiff penalties.
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• How to Avoid Large HIPAA Fines
  While you’re busy preparing for the upcoming HIPAA audit, here’s an important question that you need to address: What determines the size of the penalty for violating HIPAA rules?
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• Imagine leaving boxes full of medical records on the drive way! It happened and it cost $ 800,000. Can you prevent it?
  In spite of the continued emphasis on the need for protecting Patient Health Information (PHI), there are still few healthcare enterprises who take things for granted!
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• Imagine leaving boxes full of medical records on the drive way! It happened and it cost $ 800,000. Can you prevent it?
  In spite of the continued emphasis on the need for protecting Patient Health Information (PHI), there are still few healthcare enterprises who take things for granted!
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• Insights as you Broach Breach Prevention in 2014
  Breach prevention is a crucial goal for every healthcare entity. While you want to avoid the pain caused to your organization in the event of a breach, you also want to protect the interest of your patients and health plan members.
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• Irrespective of business size, Pay Huge Penalities for HIPAA Non Compliance
  Regardless of size, covered entities need to take action and will be held accountable for safeguarding their patients’ health information. This is a fact that the non-profit Hospice of North Idaho learnt the hard way. In the first of its kind, a federal investigation of a health information breach, that affected fewer than 500 individuals has resulted in a penalty for HIPAA violations.
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• Lack of Encryption Causes Major Breach, Yet Again
  There has been enough and more said about the importance of encryption in safeguarding protected health information (PHI). But data breaches resulting due to lack of encryption continue to fill up the ‘wall of shame’, with the latest addition being a breach reported by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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• Latest HIPAA Breach Brings Bad News to 169k Individuals
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• Legal Tips for HIPAA Omnibus Compliance
  With the HIPAA Omnibus rule compliance deadline set for September 23rd this year, it’s time to accelerate compliance and security measures and make sure you leave no avenue for a breach. Industry experts and law firms have been providing valuable insights into the final rule and have been suggesting best practices for covered entities since the rule was announced on January 18th.
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• Lessons Learned From the ‘Wall of Shame’
  The HIPAA breach notification rule came into effect in September 2009. According to federal authorities, in these four years, the ‘Wall of Shame’ has seen 674 major breaches that affected a total of 27 million individuals.
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• Milestones to Cross Before the HIPAA Enforcement Deadline
  The HIPAA omnibus enforcement deadline of September 23rd is fast approaching, and with less than two months left, it’s time for covered entities and business associates to spruce up compliance efforts and tick-off tasks in the to-do list.
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• More Emphasis on Risk Assessments in Stage-3 of Incentive Program
  The need for periodic risk assessments in healthcare will get continued emphasis as federal advisers are now considering options for reinforcing its importance in Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Program under the HITECH Act.
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• New HIPAA Audit Plans Met with Mixed Reviews
  The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights actively preparing for the next round of HIPAA compliance audits are encountering mixed reviews
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• Number of Data Breach Victims Doubled in 2013
  With contributions of a few mega healthcare data breaches in 2013, the number of individuals affected now is more than twice the number in 2012.
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• Pay for Breach Prevention Now, or Pay Penalties Later
  A commonly seen problem across healthcare entities of all sizes is underfunding of security programs. Healthcare providers around the country face financial difficulties, as a result of which, they’re finding it hard to meet security requirements and compliance deadlines.
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• Permanent HIPAA Audit Program to Begin in 2014
  The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights had earlier announced that the audit program would resume in the fiscal year 2014. The latest update is that federal regulators are planning a permanent HIPAA audit program that would begin next year.
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• Revamp of HIPAA Disclosures Rule Endorsed
  Safeguarding patient health information has always remained one of the top priorities for healthcare. To further this interest, federal advisors have spelled out revisions to the HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Rule.
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• Revisions to Civil Penalty Structure – What This Means to Healthcare
  The HIPAA Omnibus rule has held the attention of healthcare entities for some time now, and with this final rule coming to effect, covered entities have to give significant consideration to the potential civil penalties related to the HITECH Act, which are now associated with the rule.
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