Business Associate Agreements

Webinar Q&A: Business Associate Agreements

First Healthcare Compliance hosted an educational webinar, “Business…
Business Associate

Don’t Be Unprepared for a Breach by a Business Associate

Covered entities should be very concerned about the possibility…
breach

HIPAA Breach: To Be Or Not To Be?

Under HIPAA, a breach is any impermissible use or disclosure…
HIPAA violations

How to Prevent HIPAA Violations

What can we learn from the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) recent announcements…

HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Address Gun Control

On January 4, 2016, the Obama administration rolled out a number…

Individual’s Rights to Access PHI

An individual’s right to access their protected health information…
Performance Improvement Plan

Is Your Compliance Program Effective?

Having a compliance program in place is a start but having an…

Deadline for Breach Reporting Coming Soon

As the end of the year approaches, keep in mind that all breaches…

OIG WORKPLAN 2016

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for…
Performance Improvement Plan

Are You Prepared for the HIPAA Phase 2 Audits?

After reviewing the HIPAA Privacy case investigations from 2009-2011,…