Investigation Prompts Privacy Dispute
Investigation Prompts Privacy Dispute September 7, 2012 HIPAA Risk Analysis | Hospital Security Hospital, Attorney General, at Odds Over Records Access A criminal and public health investigation in New Hampshire involving a former hospital worker who allegedly infected dozens of patients with Hepatitis C is turning into a patient a privacy debate. New Hampshire’ attorney general next […]
HITECH Stage 2: How to Prepare
HITECH Stage 2: How to Prepare September 4, 2012 HIPAA Risk Analysis | Hospital Security Federal Privacy Officer Offers Insights What’s the best way to prepare to comply with HITECH Stage 2 privacy and security requirements? Federal privacy officer Joy Pritts advises healthcare organizations to start by conducting a thorough risk assessment. A risk assessment helps hospitals […]
Selling Records for Profit Alleged
Selling Records for Profit Alleged August 24, 2012 HIPAA Risk Analysis | Identity Theft Hospital Staffer Targeted Accident Victims’ Records, FBI Says A former staff member at Florida Hospital Celebration was arrested last week for allegedly inappropriately accessing more than 760,000 electronic health records with the intent to disclose, transfer or sell certain information for personal gain. […]
OCR Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Protocol
OCR Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Protocol August 14, 2012 HIPAA Risk Analysis Having completed an initial 20 HIPAA privacy and security compliance audits since last fall, and with 95 additional audits in the pipeline, OCR has just released its HIPAA privacy and security audit protocol, together with information about the audit pilot program. As always, information like this […]
Outlook on Risk & Security Compliance in 2012 – What to Expect.
Outlook on Risk & Security Compliance in 2012 – What to Expect. January 1, 2012 Compliance | Corporate Security | HIPAA Risk Analysis | Hospital Security | Identity Theft | OSHA | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Workplace Violence Prevention This New Year’s Eve, I thought at times my neighbors were using […]
Why Bother with a HIPAA Risk Analysis Anyway?
Why Bother with a HIPAA Risk Analysis Anyway? October 6, 2011 HIPAA Risk Analysis | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Threat Assessment People tell me all the time that their management doesn’t want them to do a risk analysis, even if it’s a requirement. Sometime they say that they have no budget […]