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Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response

Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 0 35686

From the OCR: The Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information from unauthorized or impermissible uses and disclosures. The Rule is carefully designed to protect the privacy of health information, while...

Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared Emergency

Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 0 38277

From the OCR: Severe disasters – such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria – impose additional challenges on health care providers....

Mitigating Office for Civil Rights Auditing Risks

Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights

Friday, September 30, 2016 0 21590

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently announced the release of a new set of FAQs that seeks to...

Security Risk Analysis Tip Sheet

Protect Patient Health Information - Updated March 2016

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 0 26276

Conducting or reviewing a security risk analysis to meet the standards of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...