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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …
The HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules for Online Tracking Technologies Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Qlik® recently enabled Qlik Cloud® with enhanced encryption to securely host personal health information (PHI) subject to U.S. HIPAA requirements while completing its SOC2 Type 2 + HITRUST Attestation. With …
Qlik Cloud Now HIPAA Compliant Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the resolution of eleven investigations in its Health Insurance …
OCR Resolves 11 Investigations into HIPAA Right of Access Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital announced that it is notifying individuals whose personal health information was involved in an incident of unauthorized access.
Phoenixville Hospital Provides Notice of Data Privacy Incident Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary …
HHS Issues Guidance to Protect Patient Privacy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision on Roe Read More
WAYNE, PA — HandsFree Health announced it has partnered with eternalHealth to deliver the HandsFree Health Digital Health Tool to its membership. The HandsFree Health Digital Health Tool is a …
HandsFree Health and eternalHealth Partnership Delivers Digital Health Tool to Medicare Advantage Membership Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) this week issued guidance to help clarify how the Health Insurance …
HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Disclosures of Protected Health Information for Extreme Risk Protection Orders Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in its Health Insurance Portability …
Five Enforcement Actions Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable for HIPAA Right of Access Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability …
OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the resolution of its twentieth investigation in its HIPAA Right …
OCR Resolves Twentieth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative with $80,000 Settlement Read More