HIPAA’s Privacy Rule allows for disclosure of PHI to law enforcement under specific circumstances. Any time a law enforcement official contacts ...
Whistleblower Protections and Anti-Retaliation Provisions
OSHA Whistleblower Protection The OSH Act contains whistleblower protections that prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who ...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Update
In the June 2024 issue of the Advisor®, we published a brief article about the attack, and a link to the FAQ page that the Department of Health ...
Newly Proposed HIPAA Security Rule
On December 27, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed ...
Protected Health Information and the Designated Record Set
Organizations may receive a records request from a patient that asks for ALL information/the entire record. Medical records fulfillment ...
OCR Risk Analysis Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the government agency that enforces HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. For several ...