HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Independent software vendors (ISVs) that offer products utilizing cloud services must also do their due diligence and ensure that their cloud services provider has third-party certifications such as HITRUST or PCI DSS compliance to protect their customers’ data and their reputation as a trusted vendor.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Two of the HIPAA violation categories are designated for Covered Entities and Business Associates that can demonstrate reasonable due diligence, whereas the other two are for entities guilty of willful neglect. They were significantly increased in the HITECH Act of 2009; and, since 2015, they have been adjusted for inflation annually.
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Hall Render
AUGUST 24, 2023
The government must also act with due diligence to preserve its claim. The Fifth Circuit noted that the government reasonably should have known facts material to its causes of action at that time, thus the government cannot invoke the FCA’s tolling provision, and its claims against the defendant before September 2009 should be barred.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Government mandates were an impetus for change, starting with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to “promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology” (Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 2017).
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 15, 2023
For example, healthcare providers that outsource claims and billing operations do not have to comply with Part 162 of the Regulations – although it is necessary to know what they are in order to conduct due diligence on third party service providers.
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