hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/07/using-hipaa-as-excuse-interesting.html
Monday, July 20, 2015 ]. Using HIPAA as an Excuse:. Interesting article in the NYTimes. On misunderstanding HIPAA. Just wish they wouldn't spell it "Hipaa." It's an acronym; use all caps. Jeff [ 4:03 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com. Health Insurance from Chartis Direct. Jackson Walker home page.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/07/social-media-and-hipaa-i-havent-given.html
Friday, July 31, 2015 ]. Social Media and HIPAA:. I haven't given a speech on medical use of social media in a couple of years so I haven't been thinking about it, but it seems to keep coming up. Here's a decent articl. E highlighting the risk that what you think is "de-identified" isn't. Jeff [ 11:15 AM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/05/beacon-health-south-bend-indiana.html
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 ]. Beacon Health (South Bend, Indiana):. Another day, another hack. Today's unlucky victim is Beacon Health. It looks like only emails were compromised, and so far there's no actual evidence of misuse. No indication of how it happened, but I'd suspect phishing. Jeff [ 10:09 AM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/07/cybersecurity-new-front-line-in-hipaa.html
Wednesday, July 01, 2015 ]. Cybersecurity: The New Front Line in the HIPAA Security War? Some recent headlines have indicated that a majority of HIPAA breaches are now the result "intentional" or "criminal" actions; that may be true, but the implication that the theft of the data is intentional isn't. In most cases involving theft, a phone, laptop, or other valuable asset is the true target of the "intentional" or "criminal" act, not the data on the device. Jeff [ 2:33 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. Jacks...
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/08/mie-indiana-breach-while-i-was-away-on.html
Wednesday, August 05, 2015 ]. While I was away on vacation. Indiana EHR vendor Medical Information Exchange apparently was hacked. Now, the breadth of the hack is becoming known. Which means big fines are likely. Jeff [ 3:39 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com. Health Insurance from Chartis Direct.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/06/uc-irvine-apparently-this-was-just.html
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 ]. Was just a bored employee snooping on about 5 random patients a day. Seems like no harm/no foul; but it would be really interesting to hear what the employee thought he/she was doing. Jeff [ 5:06 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com. Health Insurance from Chartis Direct.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/05/indiana-state-medical-association.html
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 ]. Indiana State Medical Association Breach:. The IT chief of the ISMA, of all people, lost a laptop and two hard drives. Containing Social Security Numbers and medical information of about 40,000 beneficiaries of the Association's health insurance plan. Apparently they were (i) unencrypted and (ii) left in plain sight in his unlocked car. In addition, he failed to report the theft for 24 hours. Jeff [ 3:00 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com.
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/07/so-many-breaches-but-so-few-lawsuits.html
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 ]. So Many Breaches, But So Few Lawsuits:. It's mainly because a plaintiff in a lawsuit generally must show how he/she has been damaged, and to be honest, most data breaches don't cause calculable damages. And courts tend to throw out cases where the damages are purely speculative, as in these Illinois cases. Sometimes identity theft occurs and you can prove it. Sometimes, as in the Walgreens case. Jeff [ 10:42 AM. Comments: Post a Comment. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com. Is wort...
hipaablog.blogspot.com
HIPAA Blog
http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/2015/05/next-phase-of-ocr-audits-have-you.html
Friday, May 22, 2015 ]. Next Phase of OCR Audits:. Have you received a survey notice from OCR in the last few days? It appears that the long-awaited second phase of audits if finally rolling out. Jeff [ 2:11 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. Http:/ www.blogger.com/template-edit.g? BlogID=3380636 Blogger: HIPAA Blog - Edit your Template. A discussion of medical privacy issues buried in political arcana. E-mail me at jdrummond-at-jw.com. Health Insurance from Chartis Direct. Jackson Walker home page.
