Written by Dianne J. Bourque and Stephanie D. Willis The HIPAA Omnibus Rule goes into effect today, which officially starts the clock for covered entities, business associates, and their subcontractors to begin updating their agreements, forms, policies, procedures, and practices to meet approaching compliance deadlines. Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and Data Use Agreement (DUA) compliance… Continue Reading
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The New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review
Posted in Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & Security, HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationBy Alden J. Bianchi, Dianne J. Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold, and Cynthia J. Larose As we have reported in this blog (here, here, here, here, and here), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules (Omnibus… Continue Reading
OCR Releases Sample Business Associate Agreement Provisions
Posted in Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & Security, HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationWritten By Kimberly Gold The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has posted on its website sample business associate agreement provisions to help covered entities and business associates comply with the new business associate agreement requirements under the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule. The HIPAA Omnibus Rule modified the minimum required… Continue Reading
HIPAA Omnibus Rule Reference Chart
Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationBy Dianne J. Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold, Ellen L. Janos, Julie K. Lappas, James Sasso, Kate F. Stewart, and Stephanie D. Willis Mintz Levin is pleased to provide this section-by-section analysis of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. The chart lists provisions of the proposed privacy, security, and enforcement rules mandated by the Health Information Technology for… Continue Reading
Finally! HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases HIPAA Omnibus Rule With Sweeping Changes to Compliance Requirements and Enforcement
Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationBY DIANNE J. BOURQUE AND STEPHANIE D. WILLIS The final regulations1 from Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules (Omnibus Rule) have finally been released, but the hard work of interpreting them has just begun for covered entities, business associates, and downstream entities… Continue Reading
Breaking News – HITECH Omnibus Rule Published
Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationAfter months of waiting, we have just learned that the HITECH regulations — otherwise known as the Omnibus Rule — have been published. Our team has already started to dive in and we will be publishing detailed analyses both here and at our sister blog, Health Law & Policy Matters. Stay tuned for more -… Continue Reading
