News & Analysis

Covered entity or BA?; misdirected faxes; community organizations that help sexual assault victims

December 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Q Is it permissible to fax PHI to a long-term care ­facility that also operates an independent living facility and an assisted living facility?

Survive a HIPAA audit: What to do when a letter arrives in the mail

December 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

The dice were rolled and, surprise, you got a letter in the mail from the OCR. You were selected for a HIPAA compliance audit-one of 150 the OCR will conduct in 2012 via its contractor KPMG, LLP.

HIPAA Q&A: HIPAA updates and violations

November 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Test staff members' knowledge of HIPAA with these questions from readers.

Some reflections from 'Doctor HIPAA'

November 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

They call William R. Braithwaite, MD, PhD, "Doctor HIPAA" for a reason.

New authorizations; incorrect fax number

November 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Q A patient signed an authorization form eight months ago, and her attorney is now submitting it to obtain a copy of her medical records. Is this authorization still valid, or do we need to get the patient to sign a new authorization?

Six best practices to survive increased enforcement

November 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

Before HITECH, covered entities (CE) could pretty much say, the government was all bark and no bite when it came to HIPAA enforcement.

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