All Blog postsThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the body responsible for enforcing certain regulations pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is exercising its enforcement discretion to meet the needs of health care providers and patients during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) public health emergency.
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OCR Announces HIPAA Telehealth Security Waiver in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on: March 20, 2020 In: COVID-19 Response
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Ransomware and the Paramount Importance of Evidence Preservation for Healthcare Entities Posted on: March 10, 2020 In: Data Privacy & CybersecurityOrganizations regulated by the Healthcare Information Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA) must take special care to preserve valuable forensic artifacts at the outset of a ransomware or other cybersecurity event. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule presumes a cybersecurity incident has resulted in unauthorized access to unsecured protected health information and the burden shifts to the organization to show a low probability of the compromise of the health information it maintains.
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HIPAA Small Breach Notification Deadline is March 1, 2020 – The Clock’s Ticking to Submit to HHS/OCR! Posted on: February 27, 2020 In: Data Privacy & CybersecurityOrganizations that experienced a data incident in 2019 affecting the protected health information (PHI) of less than 500 individuals have just a few more days to submit their notification to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS/OCR).
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HIPAA Breach Reporting: Focus on Remediation in Responding to an HHS/OCR Investigation Posted on: February 25, 2019 In: Data Privacy & CybersecurityLast year was another banner year for HIPAA data breaches reported to the Department of Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS/OCR), and the reporting period hasn’t yet closed, as organizations experiencing breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals have until 60 days after the end of the calendar year in which the breach occurred to make the report.
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