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What did the HIPAA Omnibus Rule Mandate?

HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule mandated modifications to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules in order to adopt measures passed in the HITECH Act, finalized the Breach Notification Rule, and added standards to account for the passage of the GINA Act. The adoption of a four-tired civil monetary penalty structure for violations of HIPAA.

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HIPAA Compliance for Email

HIPAA Journal

Standards relevant to HIPAA compliance for email appear throughout the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulations – from the applicability and preemption standards of Part 160 (the General Requirements) to the privacy, security, and breach notification standards of Part 164.

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NIST Updates Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule Compliance

HIPAA Journal

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on implementing the HIPAA Security Rule to help them better protect patients’ personal and protected health information. The post NIST Updates Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule Compliance appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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OCR Announces 11 Further Financial Penalties for HIPAA Right of Access Failures

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has sent a warning to healthcare providers about the importance of compliance with the HIPAA Right of Access with the announcement that a further 11 financial penalties for HIPAA-covered entities that have failed to provide patients with timely access to their medical records.

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Editorial: 5 Gaps in HIPAA and How They Are Being Filled

HIPAA Journal

There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare.

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NIST Cybersecurity Guidelines Update for HIPAA Set to Review

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This draft update is intended to integrate with and expand upon a previous NIST Cybersecurity Guidelines revision released in 2008. . We have mapped all the elements of the HIPAA Security Rule to the Cybersecurity Framework subcategories to controls in NIST SP 800-53’s latest version,” Marron said. “We We can help! Learn More! ×

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HIPAA Compliant App Development: Key Principles and Tips

HIPAA Vault

Ever since their first appearance in Apple’s App Store in 2008, healthcare apps have exploded out of the gate and haven’t looked back. Apparently, Mr. Jobs was approached about a fledgling healthcare app all the way back in 1977, but wasn’t ready to pull the trigger – but that’s another story.) In our day of. Continue reading.

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