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HIPAA Business Associates: Waiting Is No Longer An Option, Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP J. Liam Gruzs

HIPAA business associates who have not been paying attention since HITECH need to take notice. The timeframe for compliance is less than nine months. For those business associates who had been hoping for relief in the Final Rule (or simply have had their head in the sand for four years), waiting is no longer an option.HIPAA final rule clarifies business associate obligations Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP, J. Liam Gruzs January 28 2013

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Posted January 31, 2013 by Jack Anderson

Business Associates Need Proof of HIPAA HITECH Compliance

"Potential liability concerns and fear of being held responsible for a subcontractor’s mistakes in a breach will be enough to change the BAA decision-making process for healthcare organizations", according to Dianne Bourque, partner at Mintz Levin and HIPAA expert.

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Posted January 30, 2013 by Jack Anderson

Small Firms: Big HIPAA Troubles

Small Firms, Big HIPAA Troubles? Business Associates Need to Get Serious About Security, By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, January 29, 2013. This is a very forthright and timely call to action for not only business associates, but also their covered entities. Fortunately there are cost effective and efficient solutionss for both With the SaaS model templates of needed policies, procedures, and forms can be accessed and edited in a step by step process overseen by a privacy and security expert. The compliance activities are then measured and delivered through the Compliance Meter(tm), allowing the covered entity to monitor the on-going compliance of their business associates. Here is the link to the article: http://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/blogs/small-firms-big-hipaa-troubles-p-1412/p-2

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Posted January 29, 2013 by Jack Anderson

The Final Rule on HIPAA HITECH is here!

After almost 4 years from the passing of the HITECH Act amending and broadening HIPAA we finally have The Final Rule. I goes into effect on March 25 and all business associates and their subs must be HIPAA HITECH compliant by September 25, 2013. HHS estimates 200,000 to 400,000 business associates must get compiant in this timeframe. It should be interesting.

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Posted January 18, 2013 by Jack Anderson

HIPAA Business Associate Data Breach

HIPAA business associate Omnicell causes data breach of over 68,000 patient records. The recurring theme of the theft of an unencrpted laptop from an employees car demostrates the lack of HIPAA compliance at many business associates. Covered entities are being warned that they must monitor the HIPAA compliance levels of their business associates.

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Posted January 6, 2013 by Jack Anderson

2013 HIPAA HITECH Year of Reckoning for Business Associates.

The Supremes have spoken, the voters have spoken, and soon HHS and OMB will speak. The message is that Obamacare, HIPAA HITECH, Meaningful Use, and the Omnibus Bill are here to stay and that business associates and sub contractors will have to get HIPAA compliant in 2013.

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Posted December 7, 2012 by Jack Anderson

Omnibus Package will address Business Associate HIPAA Compliance

Some observers expect that publication will happen soon now that the election is over. "I am cautiously optimistic for publication in December," says Adam Greene, a former OCR official who now is a partner at the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. "The opportunity to revisit business associate agreements will provide health care organizations an opportunity to revisit and improve their management of vendor privacy and security, which has proven to be a real weak link for many organizations," he says

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Posted November 19, 2012 by Jack Anderson