HIPAA Violation Leads to Prison Term
Howard Anderson, Managing Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com A former UCLA Healthcare System surgeon has been sentenced to four months in prison after admitting he illegally read private electronic medical records of celebrities and others. Huping Zhou of Los Angeles is the first defendant in the nation to receive a prison sentence for a HIPAA privacy violation, according [...]
Read moreHITECH: A Big Burden for Small BAs
By Cheryl McEvoy is an assistant editor with ADVANCE. They know what you’re thinking: HITECH? That’s for the big guys, not me. And that’s just how they’ll get you. New HIPAA security requirements for business associates (BAs) under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act are imposing for any medical transcription [...]
Read moreTracking the Trail: As HITECH takes hold, MTSOs must lay groundwork to keep PHI secure
Tracking the Trail As HITECH takes hold, MTSOs must lay groundwork to keep PHI secure. By Cheryl McEvoy, Assistant Editor with ADVANCE. For years, medical transcription service organizations (MTSOs) and independent contractors (ICs) have abided by HIPAA. But compliance was contract-based, not a direct regulatory obligation-leaving the ball in the covered entity’s court to decide [...]
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