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HIPAA Growing Teeth, Round II?

2008-01-22 13:44:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...HIPAA Growing Teeth " we proudly give you: round deux Specifially, " CMS to check hospitals for HIPAA security compliance " paper claims that " The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin on-site reviews of hospitals compliance with security rules mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...
 
Tags: hipaa, round, hipaa security compliance, teeth, kick, health insurance portability, round deux, insecure healthcare ass, guys kick
 
 
 
 
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The Case for Automated Log Management in Meeting HIPAA Compliance

2007-11-28 21:45:53 by Editor in Help Net Security - Articles
 
The Impact of HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, was passed in 1996 by the US Department of Health and Human Standards (HHS) to ensure the privacy and s
 
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CMS HIPAA Compliance Review Checklist

2008-02-26 13:25:35 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Meicaid Services) has posted a PDF document that lists the potential interviewees and the artifacts to be examined during a HIPAA compliance review. It's a good heads-up for those of us providing security in the health care industry
 
Tags: hipaa compliance review, health care industry, cms, meicaid services, pdf document, potential interviewees, lists, artifacts, centers
 
 
 
 
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Sitting on your hands is not an option - FUD, Compliance, what will it take to sell security?

2008-03-13 00:17:43 by HASH0x84729f8 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...HIPAA. Of course as Ilena Armstrong says "...HIPAA, say it with me now, "had no teeth." After HIPAA, California's breach notification law served as a model for many other states and finally brought some real compliance drivers to business outside of finance and health. FISMA brought the fear of God to the federal space Of course these all...
 
Tags: security breach, security breach scare, security, security breach cost, security purchase, security industry, provide security, industry, real live security
 
 
 
 
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Health care practices and UCSF patient records exposed

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2008-05-07 16:10:17 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...HIPAA. But it acknowledged that such a disclosure is against its own "best practice" policy Evan] I think that this is open to interpretation. HIPAA is not clear (nor can it be) in all circumstances, and some people would argue this claim with UCSF officials Steps have been taken to reinforce this practice Evan] Like what? Are "steps"...
 
Tags: ucsf, ucsf patient, ucsf patients, patients, patient, sensitive information, information, patient information, ucsf medical center
 
 
 
 
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Employee fraud hits Baptist Health in Arkansas

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2008-07-11 00:00:20 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...HIPAA But Pam Dixon, executive director of the San Diego-based World Privacy Forum, a privacy advocacy group, thinks all the information mentioned in the letter falls under HIPAA It doesnt matter that [its not ] a prognosis or diagnosis," she said Evan] Splitting hairs. The bottom line is that confidential personal information was stolen...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, baptist health system, health system, fraud, victims personal information, employee fraud, baptist health, employee
 
 
 
 
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Carnival of the Security Catalyst Community for Tuesday, March 18, 2008

2008-03-19 13:09:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...HIPAA *HAS* Impacted Healthcare Providers...Despite Lack Of Enforcement " covers the Britney Spears medical story and draws an interesting conclusion about HIPAA's ... well ... teeth Quote of the Day " from Andy screams "so you wonna be a CISO? Bad mistake Thinking of joining the Security Catalyst Community - here is how To create your...
 
Tags: community, security catalyst community, security catalysts community, carnival, lost usb drive, usb drive, posts, forum posts, 4th carnival
 
 
 
 
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We're From the Government and Were Here to Protect You

2008-04-15 12:02:05 by Posted By: Kristen Noakes-Fry, Research Director in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...HIPAA stone wall He was connected with ER and told that no patient with my name was in ER and that no one from a motorcycle accident had been brought in that evening. Then he called the ambulance company, which, due to HIPAA requirements, could not reveal patient information but after he pleaded recalled that they had dispatched an ambulance...
 
Tags: accident, motorcycle accident, city, city medical center, ambulance, ambulance company, reveal patient information, patient, husband
 
 
 
 
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5,000 Health Net employees affected by stolen laptop

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2008-01-05 19:04:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...HIPAA violation then, eh Health Net members aren't affected Health Net retained Kroll Inc. to provide free credit monitoring for one year, and help in restoring good credit in case of identity theft, to employees and providers who sign up for it Evan] Although one year of protection is better than nothing, criminals involved in identity...
 
Tags: employees, health net employees, health net, company vendor, vendor, health net vendor, information, personal information, laptop