http://www.mcknights.com/hipaa/topic/3255/ Articles tagged with HIPAA from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no Providers and officers in charge of HIPAA compliance can take part in a valuable 90-minute webcast Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The webinar will address the progression of changes to HIPAA, particularly leading up to the January issuance of a final rule pertaining to privacy, security and enforcement provisions. Attendees will learn about the results of compliance audits, recent findings on data breaches and assessed penalties, and trends in hacking activity. http://www.mcknights.com/webcast-will-focus-on-new-hipaa-rulemaking-enforcement-trends/article/290620/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:30:00 GMT Providers and officers in charge of HIPAA compliance can take part in a valuable 90-minute webcast Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The webinar will address the progression of changes to HIPAA, particularly leading up to the January issuance of a final rule pertaining to privacy, security and enforcement provisions. Attendees will learn about the results of compliance audits, recent findings on data breaches and assessed penalties, and trends in hacking activity. McKnight's The federal government is asking how changes for HIPAA rules might impact states reporting information about patients' mental health conditions, and whether they should be allowed to purchase a gun. http://www.mcknights.com/feds-ask-for-mental-health-clarifications-in-light-of-hipaa-rules/article/290005/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT The federal government is asking how changes for HIPAA rules might impact states reporting information about patients' mental health conditions, and whether they should be allowed to purchase a gun. McKnight's Nursing home residents' spouses and attorneys-in-fact do not necessarily meet the definition of "personal representatives" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so providers should not automatically make residents' personal health information available to these parties, a federal appeals court recently ruled. http://www.mcknights.com/court-clarifies-hipaa-definition-of-personal-representative-in-ruling-on-florida-nursing-homes-case/article/288317/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Nursing home residents' spouses and attorneys-in-fact do not necessarily meet the definition of "personal representatives" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so providers should not automatically make residents' personal health information available to these parties, a federal appeals court recently ruled. McKnight's Providers can expect increased enforcement and continuing rule changes related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a prominent industry group. http://www.mcknights.com/hipaa-will-keep-changing-federal-official-tells-industry-association/article/287241/ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Providers can expect increased enforcement and continuing rule changes related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a prominent industry group. McKnight's Someone leaked sensitive patient information to the press after we had a recent fire here. What steps can/should we take to investigate or determine who the leak was? http://www.mcknights.com/ask-the-legal-expert-how-to-deal-with-someone-leaking-information/article/282775/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:36:19 GMT Someone leaked sensitive patient information to the press after we had a recent fire here. What steps can/should we take to investigate or determine who the leak was? McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will utilize computer technology to shift from detecting and then prosecuting fraud ("pay-and-chase") to preventing it, according to a CMS official who spoke at last week's National HIPAA Summit in Washington, D.C. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-leverages-technology-in-move-from-pay-and-chase-to-fraud-prevention/article/281844/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will utilize computer technology to shift from detecting and then prosecuting fraud ("pay-and-chase") to preventing it, according to a CMS official who spoke at last week's National HIPAA Summit in Washington, D.C. McKnight's The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will expand Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enforcement efforts in the next two years, according to OCR Director Leon Rodriguez. http://www.mcknights.com/government-to-step-up-hipaa-enforcement-release-new-compliance-tools/article/281422/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will expand Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enforcement efforts in the next two years, according to OCR Director Leon Rodriguez. McKnight's A stolen laptop has resulted in an Idaho hospice organization paying the Department of Health and Human Services $50,000. http://www.mcknights.com/hospice-settles-hipaa-case-for-50000/article/279238/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:49:00 GMT A stolen laptop has resulted in an Idaho hospice organization paying the Department of Health and Human Services $50,000. McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pushed back enforcement of two electronic healthcare transaction rules by three months, the agency announced in January. That gives providers until March 31. http://www.mcknights.com/enforcement-of-privacy-rules-now-delayed-until-march-31/article/279225/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:02:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pushed back enforcement of two electronic healthcare transaction rules by three months, the agency announced in January. That gives providers until March 31. McKnight's As they work to comply with the omnibus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rule published on Friday, long-term care providers can refer to a sample business associate agreement released recently by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. http://www.mcknights.com/sample-agreement-covers-provisions-in-new-hipaa-rule/article/277924/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:30:00 GMT As they work to comply with the omnibus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rule published on Friday, long-term care providers can refer to a sample business associate agreement released recently by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. McKnight's