Since this episodes is being released on a holiday for all of us at Help Me With HIPAA, we are sharing a special blooper episode our audio editor Bojan Sabioncello created specially for us. When you hear our recordings from his perspective, you will see what a great job he does making us sound so professional.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Episode 32: 2015 HIPAA Gift Giving Guide
Compliance officers need all kinds of help to get their jobs done. We came up with a list of ideas for gifts to help them out this holiday season.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Episode 31: Enforcement efforts by OCR should increase in 2016
Enforcement of HIPAA is changing
There are many indicators that make us believe that we will see a distinct uptick in OCR enforcement activity. The last two OIG reports say OCR isn't doing enough, the news points out issues with enforcement, and even Congress is getting in the mix. In this episode, we discuss why this makes us think you don't want to wait around to see IF OCR starts doing anything differently.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Episode 30: Can I Be Sued Under HIPAA?
The HIPAA legislation itself does not include the option for individual patients to sue any CE or BA that may violate their privacy protections included in the law.
HITECH added the ability for the States Attorney General offices to file a cased on behalf of their constituents, however.
The biggest change, however, is the ruling by several State Supreme Courts that allows a complaint to use HIPAA as a legal standard of care. That opens the door for all kinds of options.
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