Medical Ethics
Medical ethics and biomedical ethics and the Standard of Care regarding: Patient privacy under HIPAA, Hybrid Entities under HIPAA and the Privacy Shield Standard as well as State privacy standards…
HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule Update
HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule HIPAA was enacted in 1996, the ARRA HITECH Act in 2009, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013. In January 2020, a Federal Court ruled…
NSA Provides Guidance to Mitigate VPN Vulnerabilities to Hackers
In October 2020 and April 2021, the U.S. National Security Administration posted advisories regarding known vulnerabilities that Chinese and Russian hackers use to breach U.S. and other networks. Our Observations:…
Requiring Employees to be Tested for Infectious Disease
Employer Required COVID-19 tests for employees, According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and EEOC Laws According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: An employer may administer a COVID-19…
HIPAA and HITECH Act Serve as Cybersecurity Recognized Security Practices
On December 24, 2020 the Senate passed new legislation H.R.7898 - "To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) to require the Secretary of…
What is the HITECH Act? New developments since 2009 including the ACA of 2010, HIPAA Omnibus of 2013, MACRA of 2015 and 21st Century CURES Act of 2016
What is the HITECH Act? Introduction for the Novice
What is the HITECH Act? An Introduction for the Layperson People who ask, "what is the HITECH Act?" want to understand how the Act impacts electronic health record use, privacy,…
Integrated Medical Bill Review Risk Management
Integrated Medical Bill Review and Subrogation Integrated medical bill review combines silos into one solution. This article provides a summary of various strategies to determine the value of medical bills. Plaintiffs in…
OIG Regulatory Guidance from the Office of the Inspector General for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
OIG Regulatory Guidance Standards
What is OIG Regulatory Guidance in Healthcare? OIG Regulatory Guidance has seven elements and is divided by the healthcare industry sector. The U.S. HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)…
MACRA's vision is that early interventions with children are key to reduce costly chronic diseases later in life. For this to work, education, access and health data interoperability are imperative.
MACRA : “A” is for Access and “C” is for Children
MACRA Changes Health Care Economics with a Focus on ChildrenMACRA Background: A final rule released on Oct. 14, 2016 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) details the final…
Whitehouse Requests Updates to Regulatory Framework For HIPAA Compliant Precision Medicine
Precision medicine targets disease at a genetic level for groups of patients with specific attributes. Sharing patient data at the point of care introduces new opportunities and new HIPAA Privacy…
Peyton Manning Privacy May Have been Violated by Guyer Institute According HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and HITECH
Peyton Manning's privacy was violated by Guyer Institute IF the press is accurately presenting the facts about the patient and the HIPAA covered entity.
HIPAA Expert Witness Experience and Commentary – Mobile Security
by Michael Arrigo In my experience serving as HIPAA Expert Witness on HIPAA Privacy and Security advising clients in HIPAA breach litigation cases, one of the most important and challenging…