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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced, on April 12, 2017, a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) settlement based...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced, on April 12, 2017, a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) settlement based...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reporting that St. Joseph Health (SJH) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to assist organizations, including cloud service providers (CSPs), in understanding their HIPAA...
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QUESTION: The staff calls the pre-op patients a day or two ahead of time to give instructions and find out any medical information that would be relevant for surgery. Our question...
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights has announced the commencement of the next phase of audits of covered entities and their business associates to determine compliance with the HIPAA Privacy,...
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Question: Where can I find more information on a patient’s right to access his/her health information? Answer: You are in luck. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil...
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