By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on June 23rd, 2019 An electronic medical records company recently settled with the Office of the Civil Rights (“OCR”) for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) following a discovery of a cyberattack on its servers which contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 3.5 million individuals.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on February 1st, 2017 Failure by a covered entity to timely report a breach of protected health information (PHI) resulted in the first of its kind settlement in the amount of $475,000.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on December 4th, 2015 In a series of recent reports, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) noted a number of deficiencies and made a number of recommendations to improve and strengthen oversight of the HIPAA Privacy Standards and reduce the amount of inappropriate transportation billing.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on May 26th, 2015 The Office of the Civil Rights (OCR) within the US Department of Health and Human Services recebtly settled a HIPAA violation case with a single location compounding pharmacy in Denver, Colorado. This is yet another HIPAA settlement underscoring the importance of properly implementing and maintaining a compliance plan.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on July 3rd, 2014 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a major settlement with a non-profit covered entity (CE) resolving allegations of violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule for allegedly failing to appropriately and reasonably safeguard protected health information.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on March 9th, 2014 Last year’s passing of the new HIPAA requirements signaled the government’s concern that individually identifiable health information needs stronger protection beyond the borders of the healthcare industry. HIPAA already recognized this need by imposing obligations on covered entities and their business associates in prior versions of the rule. In the latest rule update, however, the US Department of Health and Human Services, among other things, expanded the definition and responsibilities of business associates and now made them directly liable for HIPAA noncompliance.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on October 3rd, 2013 The Office of the Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that it will delay enforcement of a new requirement that certain HIPAA covered laboratories revise their notice of privacy practices to comply with changes made by the Omnibus Rule until further notice.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on August 1st, 2013 Medical space leasing requires more consideration and deeper analysis than typical commercial leases. Various federal and state laws regulate financial relationships of medical providers which in turn dictate the terms of a lease.
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