Archive for the Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use Category

Indiana Medical Records Service Pays $100,000 to Settle HIPAA Breach

On June 20, 2019   /   Data Breach, Events, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, HIPPA/HITECH Penalties, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

23rd May 2019 Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) has paid $100,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has agreed take corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy

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New HHS Fact Sheet on Direct Liability of Business Associates under HIPAA

On June 4, 2019   /   Data Breach, Events, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, HIPPA/HITECH Penalties, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

24th May 2019 The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new fact sheet that provides a clear compilation of all provisions through which a business associate can be held directly liable for compliance with certain requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and

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Tennessee diagnostic medical imaging services company pays $3,000,000 to settle breach exposing over 300,000 patients’ protected health information

On May 16, 2019   /   Data Breach, Events, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, HIPPA/HITECH Penalties, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

May 6, 2019 Touchstone Medical Imaging (“Touchstone”) has agreed to pay $3,000,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

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Colorado hospital failed to terminate former employee’s access to ePHI

On December 12, 2018   /   Data Breach, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, HIPPA/HITECH Penalties, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  
Colorado hospital failed to terminate former employee’s access to ePHI

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security rules requires all healthcare covered entities and their business associates to conduct security risk analysis of their IT infrastructure annually and with any change in process or system. As part of HIPAA rules, all covered entities and their business associates are required to have proper procedure in place to terminate any employees.
Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) has agreed to pay $111,400 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to adopt a substantial corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations

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Security Risk Analysis for 2018 MACRA/MIPA Reporting

On November 28, 2018   /   databrackets, HIPPA/HITECH Penalties, MACRA, MACRA/MIPS, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) replaced three quality programs (the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive program, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and the Value-Based Payment Modifier (VM) with the Quality Payment Program. This one program will give Medicare physicians and clinicians a chance

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HIPAA Compliance 2016 Year in Review

On January 9, 2017   /   Authors, Cardio, Cardiology, Data Breach, databrackets, Dermatology, Events, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, IT & Operations consulting services, Optometry, Podiatry, Psychology, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

Planning for the upcoming year is a chance to review the main developments in Healthcare IT HPAA Compliance from 2016 that will affect providers, business associates, and patients. Priorities remain to uphold confidentiality, integrity, and availability of patient data, factoring in the latest proceedings in technological and

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Vote for EHR 2.0 submission for creating online privacy practice notice

On April 22, 2014   /   Authors, Data Breach, databrackets, Events, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, IT & Operations consulting services, Janet M. Kennedy, News, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use, Social Media Compliance, TJ  

EHR 2.0’s team is participating in ONC challenge to create online notice of privacy practice entry.  Our online application requires only few minutes of customization by Covered Entities to create notice of privacy practices that they could provide to their patients via mobile, web or other end-user

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HIPAA Security Vulnerability

On April 22, 2014   /   Authors, Data Breach, databrackets, Events, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, IT & Operations consulting services, Janet M. Kennedy, News, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use, Social Media Compliance, TJ  

What is the Heartbleed bug? The Heartbleed bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. OpenSSL is an implementation of the SSL/TLS encryption protocol used to protect the privacy of Internet communications between two parties.  Many websites and applications like email, Instant messaging

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Microsoft ending support of Windows XP operating system

On April 8, 2014   /   Authors, Data Breach, databrackets, Events, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, IT & Operations consulting services, News, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use, TJ  

 If your healthcare practice runs any computers with Windows XP, you will face  considerably increased risk of data breaches and HIPAA violations in less than 24  hours.  Beginning April 8th, 2014 @ 11:59pm EST, Microsoft will no longer provide  security patches / updates for Windows XP, which is expected to magnify the

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10 Myths and Facts about HIPAA and Meaningful Security Risk Analysis

On January 30, 2014   /   databrackets, HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Assurance, News, Risk Analysis for Meaningful Use  

Conducting  a security risk analysis to meet the standards of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule is included in the meaningful use requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. The following areas addresses some of the common myths about conducting

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