August 3, 2009
On July 29, the Federal Trade Commission postponed enforcement of the controversial Red Flags Rule for the third time, extending the compliance deadline from August 1 to November 1. Healthcare industry groups have been among the loudest critics of the Red Flags Rule (along with the American Bar Association and the National Retail Federation).
June 7, 2009
The HITECH Act requires that certain new provisions be included in HIPAA business associate agreements by February 18, 2010. The problem is that
May 3, 2009
Last week, Modern Healthcare reported that the Mayo Clinic has rolled out a personal health record system using Microsoft's Health Vault PHR
March 4, 2009
In an earlier post, I discussed the HITECH Act provision under the federal stimulus legislation that will require HIPAA business associates to
February 23, 2009
The HITECH Act provisions of the federal economic stimulus law expand an individual’s right to receive an accounting of disclosures of protected
February 14, 2009
On Tuesday, when President Obama signs into law The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the federal economic stimulus
February 4, 2009
Last week, the Veteran's Affairs Department agreed to pay $20 million to settle class action lawsuits by five veterans groups relating to a 2006
January 24, 2009
In a recent speech on his economic recovery plan, President Obama said, "We will make the immediate investments necessary to ensure that within five
December 26, 2008
On December 15, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued new guidance documents that describe how health care
December 9, 2008
Last month, the PBM Express Scripts announced that it had received an extortion letter threatening to expose millions of patient records stolen
