Tag Archives: health care

HIPAA Privacy In The Aftermath Of Sandy: Be Prepared For The Next Emergency

By Ryan Blaney on November 19th, 2012 Posted in HIPAA, Medical Privacy, Miscellaneous, Mobile Privacy, Workplace Privacy

As health care providers, patients, family members, friends, and disaster relief agencies such as the American Red Cross continue to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy it is important to be mindful of privacy regulations and to prepare in advance for the next emergency. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”… Continue Reading

Cignet Proves That It Is Bad To Violate The HIPPA Privacy Rule, But Worse To Ignore HHS

By Sara Krauss on February 28th, 2011 Posted in Medical Privacy

Cignet Health was fined $4.3 million by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights for violating the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Red Flag Rules Compliance Deadline Extension Not Grounds to Procrastinate

By Proskauer Rose on May 8th, 2009 Posted in Identity Theft

I spoke with Health Leaders Media about the Red Flag Rules and the FTC’s further extension of the compliance deadline.

HHS Enters Into First Monetary Settlement Under HIPAA

By Sara Krauss on August 29th, 2008 Posted in Medical Privacy

On July 15, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) entered into its first Resolution Agreement with a HIPAA-covered entity to settle alleged violations of the privacy and security regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). Pursuant to the Resolution Agreement, a Seattle-based not-for-profit health system, Providence… Continue Reading

Prying Eyes Make Headlines

By Proskauer Rose on August 18th, 2008 Posted in Medical Privacy

Proskauer on Privacy will never be confused with TMZ, but we would be remiss if we failed to report on the high profile privacy scandal unfolding in the backyard of our Los Angeles office. As we previously reported, California’s data breach notification law was amended effective January 1, 2008, to include breaches of medical and health insurance information. A number of recent incidents illustrate once again that it is not enough to have written policies and procedures in place for the handling of sensitive information – employee training is essential.