May 24, 2019 The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new fact sheet that provides a clear compilation of all provisions through which a business associate can be held directly liable for compliance with certain requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (“HIPAA Rules”), in accordance with the […]
Month: May 2019
Indiana Medical Records Service Pays $100,000 to Settle HIPAA Breach
May 23, 2019 Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) has paid $100,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has agreed take corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. MIE is an Indiana company […]
States, cities sue HHS over expanded faith-based protections
May 22, 2019 02:04 PM SHELBY LIVINGSTON A coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities sued HHS on Tuesday to stop its final rule that expands protections for healthcare providers that refuse to perform certain medical tests and procedures because of religious or moral beliefs. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern […]
White House backs contract reform to end surprise medical bills
SUSANNAH LUTHI President Donald Trump and White House officials on Thursday threw their weight behind a congressional ban on surprise medical bills based on contract reforms, such as barring hospital contracts with physicians who aren’t in the same insurance networks. “We’re going to hold insurance companies and hospitals totally accountable,” Trump said at an event […]