In an abeo blog post, Lori Steger discusses precautions medical practices can take to avoid common errors that could result in a violation of HIPAA. 1. Never send electronic patient health information ...

HIPAA has been in place since 1996, but violations and misinterpretation continue today for healthcare providers small and large alike. Anthony Patane, PMP, information technology advisor with PRN ...

The preamble to the final rule implementing the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act explicitly invokes the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. "The need ...

Many healthcare executives fall prey to two common misconceptions about data breaches: that the only companies making headlines for lax data security are big retailers like Target and that the biggest ...

Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has agreed to pay the HHS $950,000 for HIPAA violations following a ransomware attack on the organization. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights launched an ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution, a Texas-based ...