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The practice was formed by nationally-known and widely-respected information technology attorney John R. Christiansen after many years in large, national law and consulting firm practice, to provide service more directly, flexibly and creatively.
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Posted on September 11, 2012
HIPAA/HITECH Compliance: Using the OCR Audit Protocols
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has published its HIPAA Security and HIPAA Privacy and Security Breach Audit Protocols online. These are a great, if incomplete, resource for Covered Entities and Business Associates who would like to conduct a gap analysis of their HIPAA compliance, and as the […]
Posted on August 16, 2012
EHR Encryption Attack: Please, NOT the Start of a Trend!
This, reported by Bloomberg a few days ago, should scare you: Hackers Steal, Encrypt Health Records and Hold Data for Ransom: As more patient records go digital, a recent hacker attack on a small medical practice shows the big risks involved with electronic files. The Surgeons of Lake County, located in the affluent northern Illinois […]
Posted on July 3, 2012
Tech Services Vendor HIPAA/HITECH Audit and Assessment Considerations
One of my key areas of practice is, and for some years has been, HIPAA compliance assessments for technology companies and professional services firms serving health care organizations. These companies provide anything from outsourced EMR/EHR and administrative systems, to health information exchange (HIE) and related services, to e-discovery, legal, accounting and consulting services. Any or […]
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