The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has agreed to a $650,000 settlement with The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) . The settlement resolves HIPAA breaches that contributed to the university suffering a malware...
The Health Information Trust Alliance and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) and t(HITRUST) have revealed a new collaboration. The aim is to lessen – and hopefully completely prevent – redundant assessments and their associated...
St. Joseph Health (SJH) has agreed, with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules for the sum of $2.14 million. SJH is required to pay the figure to OCR and adopt a...
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued updated guidance on HIPAA and healthcare cloud computing to help covered bodies use the cloud without risking a HIPAA breach. The main emphasis of the guidance is the use of cloud service providers (CSPs). Cloud...
The Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) place a number of requirements on healthcare organizations and other covered entities, such as stipulating allowable uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information...
