Catherine Richert of Minnesota Public Radio reports: A data security breach at the state’s new online insurance marketplace has prompted two members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation to write a bill designed to prevent confidential information from being leaked again. Starting Oct. 1, uninsured Minnesotans will be using MNsure to purchase health insurance, and they’ll have…
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HHS: Statement of Delay in Enforcement of HIPAA Requirement for Certain CLIA and CLIA-Exempt Laboratories to Revise their Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Dated: September 19, 2013 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announces a delay in its enforcement of the requirement that certain HIPAA–covered laboratories revise their notices of privacy practices (NPPs) to comply with the modifications made to the HIPAA Rules published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013…
Medical ID theft for tax refund fraud – again.
In discussing the recent Ponemon survey, I noted that the respondents did not seem to include anyone whose information was stolen for tax refund fraud – an all-too-prevalent crime in Florida. Here’s another example. Ebony Edwards pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft, to file false claims against the government, and…
Pairing patient privacy with health big data analytics
Patrick Ouellette reports: Health privacy and security are often mentioned in tandem, but Deborah Peel, Founder and Chair of Patient Privacy Rights and Adrian Gropper, Chief Technology Officer of Patient Privacy Rights, took a different view in a recent Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) webcast. The presentation, titled “Competing for Patient Trust and Data…
Model Notices of Privacy Practices for health care providers and health plans
I wish they had published these before I spent days revising my privacy practices notice and having them printed, but if you still need them, HHS has provided customizable templates for your notices here. Remember the new law goes into effect September 23.
White House Pushing Health Care Security Measure Addressing Privacy Concerns
Jesse Holland and Kelli Kennedy report: The Obama administration is planning a high-level effort to reassure Americans about the privacy and security of the information submitted under the new health care law, hoping to blunt complaints from Republican opponents that enough isn’t being done to protect consumer data. Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human…