May 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

One thing the release of the omnibus final rule has left healthcare ­organizations asking is, "Where do we start?"

May 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Business associates (BA) definitely have their work cut out for them.

May 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Does your organization treat HIPAA compliance as kismet or karma?

May 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

The HIPAA Privacy Rule de-identification ­standard-Section 164.514(a)-includes two ­methods by which health information can be designated as de-identified: expert determination and safe harbor.

May 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Q. A long-term care facility has deployed laptops that connect to a file server and are password ­protected. The laptops are not used to store PHI or other confidential data and are not removed from the facility. Do the laptop hard drives need to be encrypted?