HIPAA Compliance Blog

According to OCR Director Roger Severino, “it’s common sense that former employees should immediately lose access to protected patient information upon their separation from employment.”

Just because a member of an organization’s workforce violates HIPAA policies and procedures, it is not necessarily a breach reporting requirement.

An easy way to figure out if you or your company is a BA is by asking this question?

Anthem, Inc., a defined Business Associate that provided administrative support services for the Anthem Affiliated Covered Entities (Anthem ACE), has committed to a $16 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). This is the largest settlement ever announced by OCR.

At the HIPAA Security Conference in DC that took place on October 18 & 19, 2018, one of the most valued speakers, Serena Mosley-Day, Acting Senior Advisor Compliance and Enforcement, HHS Office for Civil Rights.