HIPAA Blog
HIPAA Blog describes itself as "a discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana." HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Author: The author is Jeff Drummond, described on other blawgs as a lawyer who represents hospitals and health care entities.
Blawg Related Categories: Health Law • Media & Communications Law
Recent Posts from HIPAA Blog
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Interesting Georgia personal representative decision: Well, interesting if you're a HIPAA geek. The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a spouse of a deceased person is that person's "personal representative" for HIPAA purposes. It seems…
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Data Breach experience: Here's an interesting first-person perspective of a data breach victim. Understandable (if not really balanced) concerns about the ability of research organizations to use data without consent.
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Survey: As I mentioned below, SoftwareAdvice is taking a survey on EMR adoption. They've decided to hold the survey open until Thursday, November 5th to see if they can compile more data. You can take…
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Miami HIPAA/ID Theft sentencing: As noted below, the Miami ID theft ring at Palmetto General Hospital resulted in two convictions of a medical records employee and an outside accomplice. The hospital employee got 2 years…
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Red Flags Update: I didn't see this until this morning, but knew it was coming. Sunday is November 1, the date the much-delayed Red Flags Rule would become enforceable against "creditors" (financial institutions, which obviously…
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Cost-efficient technology: HIPAA issues abound, obviously, but there sure are some good iPhone and smartphone apps that doctors and patients can use that deliver a big bang for the buck.
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Red Flags and Small Businesses: To stop ID theft, businesses need to follow the Red Flags Rule. TJMaxx and other high-profile breaches show that. But is it even more important for small businesses to follow…
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Arkansas Snoopin' update: Sentences have been handed down in the Little Rock, Arkansas snoopin' case, which involved the brutal murder of Ann Pressly, a Little Rock news anchor. A doctor and two hospital employees were…
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EHR Adoption Due to Stimulus Bill Provisions: Have the EHR provisions in the so-called Stimulus Bill impacted your decision and/or timing about adopting electronic medical records? The folks at SoftwareAdvice are surveying folks to see…
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5 Vulnerabilities that Lead to Identity Theft: Interesting article in InfoWeek's Dark Reading on areas to watch for ID theft. I thought it would be about specific items and behaviors that could pose risks, but…