Am I Ready To Hang My Mental Health Practice Shingle?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jan, 2021
Frequently mental health professionals request a review of a policy and procedure or a consent forms, etc. when either forming a new practice or to determine if the existing practice’s documents are legally sufficient. Whether a new mental health practice or an existing practice, it is important that the business structure, which includes the practice’s […]
Category: HIPAA, Mental Health, Professional Development
HIPAA & Telehealth Webinar – Are You In Compliance?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Oct, 2020
The Therapist Collective is hosting a free webinar presentation “HIPAA and Telehealth – Are You In Compliance?” on October 16, 2020 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. The webinar will be presented by Donna J. Craig, Nurse Attorney of The Health Law Center. The presentation will cover the legal requirements of HIPAA and telehealth, how […]
Category: HIPAA, Mental Health, News & Updates, Telemedicine, Upcoming Events
Telehealth Services Between Health Care Providers and the Public During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Mar, 2020
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a telehealth Notice during this COVID-19 public health emergency. During the current public health emergency OCR will exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA Rules if healthcare providers provide telehealth services through remote […]
Michigan Attorney General Announces Health Care Data Breach
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in May, 2019
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced its Consumer Protection Division has been contacted by consumers after receiving multiple notification letters from Inmediata Health Group regarding a data breach. Inmediata’s data breach resulted from inappropriate website settings permitted search engines to index internal web pages. It is unclear how much personal and medical information were accessible […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Battle Creek Medical Practice Forced To Close After Ransomware Attack
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2019
As of April 30, 2019 the Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Battle Creek will be closing after it suffered a ransomware attack. The ransomware encrypted the practice’s system which housed patient records, appointment schedules, and payment information, rendering data inaccessible. The attacker demanded a ransom of $6,500 in exchange for a key to […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Don’t Risk Disclosing Patient Information When Upgrading Data Systems
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2019
Recently the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reported that Zoll Medical experienced a data breach of 277,319 patients’ information during a recent server migration upgrade. During the migration process a third party vendor archived emails which contained personal information of patients. Zoll said patient names, addresses, dates of birth and […]
Category: Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, News & Updates
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Health Record Vendor, HIPAA, The Health Law Center Physician Criminally Sentenced For HIPAA Violation – Could You Defend A Similar Violation?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jan, 2019
A Georgia based pediatric cardiologist was recently sentenced to six months of probation for a HIPAA violation he had previously pled guilty to in 2018. He faced up to one year in prison for the HIPAA violation. The physician was prosecuted by the Department of Justice in Massachusetts in connection with an investigation into the Massachusetts-based […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Are We Subject to the General Data Protection Regulation?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jan, 2019
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted by the European Union and became effective last year. GDPR’s purpose is to protect individuals’ personal data as it moves throughout the international economy. While the GDPR appears on its face not to significantly impact health care facilities and health care providers in the United States, it […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Could Former Employees Set You Up For Costly HIPAA Penalties?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Dec, 2018
The Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Colorado settled an Office of Civil Rights HIPAA breach investigation by agreeing to pay a fine of $111,400. The settlement stemmed from a 2013 complaint that a former employee was able to access the Medical Center‘s web-based scheduling calendar, which contained patient protected health information (PHI). Pagosa Springs Medical […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Do You Know Where Your Electronic Device Is?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Oct, 2018
Today it is common for health care facilities, medical practices and health care companies to issue electronic devices, such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc., to their employees for use when conducting business. Such electronic devices, while essential to carrying out business functions, it is important that these electronic devices are inventoried, tracked, and if redeployed […]
Category: Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, News & Updates, Telemedicine
