Citing lack of accountability and a reactive methodology for reporting issues, Byte And Switch reports that there’s only been a single conviction since the laws went into effect in 1996. Their article. Further, scientists are grumbling that all HIPAA does for them is overburden them with needless document wrangling and hoop-jumping, slowing down, and often…
Monthly Archives: January 2006
HIPAA, Murder, University Research, Intrigue, Oh my!
I came across this hippablog@blogspot . A Murder Suspect: A university researcher is killed, and his body is found in the trunk of his burning car in a parking garage near a VA hospital. The police have a hard time solving the crime, so they get the FBI to do a “profile” of the possible…
Barbara Clark’s HIPAA Lawsuit & Investigation
A press release came across the wire recently, put out by Barbara Clark‘s people, stating: Nearly one year ago, Barbara Clark, a former Adventist nurse, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) concerning the breach of confidentiality of her medical records under HIPAA; the federal Health Insurance Portability and…
StealthWatch Deployed In Wisconsin
Children’s Hospital and Health System in Wisconsin has deployed Stealwatch for their HIPAA Compliance. StealthWatch will keep their networks secure, check for anomalies, misconfigured network devices and detect security violations among other things. Full Story
The Press and Medical Info. How Much Is Too Much
We know that the only survivor in the West Virginia mine explosion is still in critical condition, he hasn’t awoken and he’s not breathing on his own. Daniel Engber of Slate asks an interesting question. Exactly how much information are the doctors allowed to give the press? How much detail
HIPAA Giving You a Headache? Try Conqwest
If your getting a pounding headache trying to comply with HIPAA Security Rule, head on over to CONQWEST. This company has years of security expertise and will help your company prioritize your compliance work all the while saving you time, money and risk. Full Story