HHS Interim Final Rule Enforcement Regulations Under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
HHS Interim Final Rule to Conform the Enforcement Regulations Promulgated Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Yesterday, the The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an
Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information
HHS published this week a link to the Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information
It’s purpose:
The principles of the Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic

ARRA, HI-TECH, HITech or HITECH?
Interoperability and the ‘HITECH Act’’
How can a word or acronym be overused before it’s even known? We all know what interoperability is, but does it exist? In Hawaii? In short, no. Don’t believe me?
HITECH Raises The Bar on Privacy Standards
According to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, “HITECH directly regulates business associates for the first time. While not subjecting business associates to all of the obligations of covered entities (such as providing privacy notices),