HIPAA Update – Verify Your Business Associate and Subcontractor Agreements by This Friday 1/25/13 to Qualify for Extension : HIPAA, HITECH & HIT

Written on January 23, 2013 – 1:56 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

Urgent – Verify Your Business Associate and Subcontractor Agreements by This Friday 1/25/13 to Qualify for Extension : HIPAA, HITECH & HIT. POSTED ON JANUARY 23, 2013 BY WILLIAM MARUCA HIPAA, HITECH & HIT  The September 23, 2013 deadline for updating Business Associate Agreements is extended for one year under the Omnibus Rule for covered entities [...]

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HIPAA Audits

Written on July 13, 2011 – 11:04 am | by ACMS Administrator |

From Michael Cassidy via the  MedLaw Blog HHS has awarded a contract to KPMG to aid the Office of Civil Rights to provide assistance in operating an audit program to ensure that healthcare providers, health plans, and business associates are compliant with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule. Complete article available at the MedLaw Blog.   Related [...]

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HHS Strengthens Health Information Privacy and Security through New Rules : Med Law Blog

Written on July 9, 2010 – 5:17 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

HHS Strengthens Health Information Privacy and Security through New Rules via HHS Strengthens Health Information Privacy and Security through New Rules : Med Law Blog. Related posts: AMA's HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Overview Med Law Blog: HHS Issues Regulations Requiring Individuals to Be Notified of Health Information Breaches Privacy policies over electronic health records [...]

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HITECH Act Mandated Changes

Written on March 8, 2010 – 11:30 am | by ACMS Administrator |

As of February 18, 2010, all HIPAA covered entities (physicians and their employees) will also be under HITECH (Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health) Act. The HIPAA Security Rules require covered entities and business associates to implement and adopt administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure that electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) is adequately [...]

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Federal Judge Sentences Physician And Other Employees For HIPAA Violations

Written on November 17, 2009 – 6:10 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

A federal judge in Arkansas sentenced a physician to one year of probation, a $5,000 fine and 50 hours of community service educating professionals on HIPAA; an account representative to one year of probation and a $2,500 fine; and an emergency unit coordinator to one year of probation and a $1,500 fine. Read the complete [...]

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