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Tag Archives: PHI
OCR to Increase Efforts to Investigate Privacy Breaches of Unsecured Protected Heath Information Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals
By: Edward J. Welch The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that investigates privacy breaches of unsecured, protected health information (PHI) under the Health Information Technology for Economic … Continue reading
Are you Ready for a HIPAA Investigation?
By: Vanessa A. Reynolds Scarcely a week goes by without a media report of a HIPAA breach – or a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) press release announcing a settlement agreement with an organization that suffered a breach. … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA-HITECH, Vanessa Reynolds
Tagged Broad and Cassel, compliance, Department of Health and Human Services, Florida healthcare, health care, health law, HHS, HHS Office of Civil Rights, HIPAA, HIPAA Breach, HIPAA compliance program, HIPAA enforcement, HIPAA investigation, OCR, PHI, violation
Protecting Patient Health Information in Florida
Vanessa Reynolds and Stephen Siegel, members of the Firm’s Health Law Practice Group, are the editors of “PROTECTING PATIENT INFORMATION IN FLORIDA.” Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Siegel have prepared this publication in order to provide our clients, colleagues and other … Continue reading
Posted in Regulatory, Risk/Liability, Stephen Siegel, Vanessa Reynolds
Tagged Broad and Cassel, Florida health care, Florida health law, health care, health care industry, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA-HITECH, HITECH, liability, patient health information, patient information, PHI, risk, statutes
Register Now for the Broad and Cassel Health Forum
What: Fourth Annual Broad and Cassel Health Forum ($80 includes a light lunch and a cocktail reception following the presentations) When: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday, September 12 Where: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, … Continue reading
Posted in Practice News
Tagged ACOs, Broad and Cassel, Broad and Cassel Health Forum, Clinical Integration, compliance, Hard Rock, health care, health law, healthcare, HIPAA, PHI, seminar
ACOs, OHCAs and HIPAA
By: Vanessa Reynolds One of the underlying principles of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) is shared health spending savings and risks, which requires the sharing of protected health information (PHI). All parties to an ACO or other Organized Health Care Arrangement … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Compliance, Vanessa Reynolds
Tagged accountable care organizations, ACOs, Broad and Cassel, business associates, compliance, covered entities, health care, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA requirements, OHCA, organized health care arrangement, PHI, protected health information, shared health spending
ACOs, HIPAA-HITECH and OHCAs
By: Stephen Siegel An ACO might be a HIPAA Covered Entity, a Business Associate, or both. Unlike the waivers to the Federal health care programs’ Kickback Prohibition and the so-called Stark Law for arrangements that further the MSSP’s “triple aim”, … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Regulatory, Stephen Siegel
Tagged ACO, ACOs, Broad and Cassel, Business Associate, CMS, covered entity, Florida health law, health care, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, HHS, HHS Office of Civil Rights, HIPAA, HIPAA-HITECH, HITECH, kickback, OHCA, OIG, organized health care arrangement, PHI, regulations, regulatory, Stark Law
HIPAA: Unauthorized disclosures may lead to state law claims
By: Stephen Siegel A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (which includes Florida), underscores the importance of complying with HIPAA-HITECH for every covered entity and business associate. HIPAA provides protection from the unauthorized disclosure or … Continue reading
