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Collateral effects of the omnibus rule: exercise caution in using past OCR summaries on large PHI breaches as a roadmap for future guidance

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

In the wake of the post-Omnibus Rule (the "Rule") frenzy, it is necessary to consider some collateral effects that the Rule may have brought about

The parade of major reported PHI breaches creeps ahead to 525 - theft continues to dominate the numbers

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information ("PHI") that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human

Back to the SAIC breach and a look across the chasm between significant risk and actual harm resulting from a HIPAA breach

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 6 2012

We have posted several blogs, including those here and here, tracking the reported 2011 theft of computer tapes from the car of an employee of Science Applications International Corporation (“SAIC”) that contained the protected health information (“PHI”) affecting approximately 5 million military clinic and hospital patients (the “SAIC Breach”

A reader's comment about a third potential posting on the HHS breach parade for Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

A thoughtful reader commented on the recent blog post in this series that asked whether the 2012 Breach of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (“MEEI”) should have by now been reflected in a third posting respecting MEEI on the HHS List

As the breach parade passes 500 marchers: should there be a posting on the HHS list for a third Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary breach?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 28 2012

Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding the agreement of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (“MEEI”) to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) the sum of $1.5 million to settle potential violations involving an alleged security breach (the “2010 Breach”) of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) under HIPAA

As the parade of major PHI breaches marches ever onward, where have all the OCR summaries gone?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 5 2012

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) list (the “HHS List”) of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals (the “List Breaches”

HIPAA violation by business associate exposes providers

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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September 3 2012

Michael Kline and Elizabeth Litten recently commented on the HIPAA violations debt-collection company Accretive Health of Minnesota obtained while working with Fairview Health Services and North Memorial Hospital

As we all continue to anticipate the HIPAAHITECH "mega rule" from HHS, we can test our prognosticating skills

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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August 29 2012

We have seen substantial delay in publication of the long-awaited HIPAAHITECH Omnibus Final Rule, sometimes affectionately referred to as the “Mega Rule.”

Advice from OCR's breach parade reviewing stand: verify whether your business associate is also an independent covered entity

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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July 20 2012

A recent post in this blog series has discussed the valuable guidance for covered entities (“CEs”) and business associates (“BAs”) that can be contained in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list (the “HHS List”) of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals (“List Breaches”), especially within the “brief summaries of the breach cases that OCR the federal Office of Civil Rights has investigated and closed. . . .” (“Summaries”

The breach parade: OCR's reviewing stand lashes out and takes $1.7 million from Alaska Medicaid - who is really being penalized?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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June 29 2012

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals