Alan DavisMay 30, 20231 minNew York AG ActiveWe read this morning that the New York State Attorney General's (AG) office has fined Practicefirst, a medical practice management...
Alan DavisMay 24, 20231 minMulti-State AGs Settle with EyeMedEyeMed settled allegations that they failed to protect health data, following a breach. The Attorneys General alleged that EyeMed HIPAA...
Alan DavisMay 18, 20231 minSAMHSA Issues Temporary RuleAs we previously reported, May 11th ended COVID enforcement discretion affecting telemedicine. Supporting that, the Substance Abuse and...
Alan DavisMay 18, 20231 minInteresting OCR SettlementIt is reported that Arkansas Business Associate (BA) MedEvolve has agreed to settle a PHI breach affecting more than 200,000 people. ...
Alan DavisApr 20, 20231 minHHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides Three New ResourcesThe HHS 405(d) Program and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group represent "a collaborative effort between...
Alan DavisApr 20, 20232 minOCR Expiring COVID Enforcement DiscretionThis news primarily affects the following enforcement discretion the Office of Civil Rights implemented in support of the COVID pandemic:...
Alan DavisMar 22, 20231 minHHS Asking for $38M MoreThe US Health and Human Services (HHS) has requested $78M funding, including $38M specifically earmarked for the Office of Civil Rights...
Alan DavisMar 14, 20231 minEven Doctors Get Bored?Another reason to continue the uncomfortable work of performing audits against ePHI viewing, modification and destruction, in support of...
Alan DavisFeb 21, 20231 minOCR Delivers Annual Report to Congress2021 HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information reports were...