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Elizabeth G. Litten and Michael J. Kline were featured in the Medical Practice Compliance Alert, '9 Ways To Scale the OCR's Latest Cybersecurity Guidance To Fit Your Practice's Compliance Plan.' [...]

In a recent Guidance, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('OCR') appears to have attempted to reverse an impression that its emphasis [...]

The aftermath of the Orlando nightclub tragedy has led to much discussion about ways that healthcare providers can and should deal with compliance with health information privacy requirements in the [...]

Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were featured again by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in the April 2016 issue of Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled [...]

Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I had a recent conversation with our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch who quoted us in her Medical Practice Compliance Alert article, 'Beware False Promises [...]

Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled '6 Compliance Trends Likely to Affect [...]

Our partners Elizabeth Litten and William H. Maruca and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled 'Watch for [...]

Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were once again quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her recent article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled 'Beware of HIPAA, [...]

Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her recent article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled 'Doctor is Arrested for Stealing [...]

(Part III continues Part I and Part II of this series on privacy of health information in the domestic relations context, which may be found here and here. Capitalized words [...]

(Part I of this series on privacy of health information in the domestic relations context may be found here.) Tips on dealing with IHI Issues in the Domestic Relations Context [...]

Recently our partner Keith R. McMurdy posted an entry on the Fox Rothschild Employee Benefits Legal Blog entitled 'HIPAA Medical Privacy Matters: Court Permits ADA Claim to Proceed.' While the [...]

As she had done in 2014, Marla Durben Hirsch interviewed my partner Elizabeth Litten and me for her annual Medical Practice Compliance Alert article on compliance trends for the New [...]

My partner Elizabeth Litten and I were recently interviewed for an article entitled 'Connecticut 'opens floodgates' for HIPAA litigation' published in 'Privacy this Week' by DataGuidance. The full text of [...]

Michael J. Kline and Elizabeth G. Litten were quoted in the Medical Practice Compliance Alert article, 'Loss of Patient Records Grounds for Denying Unemployment Benefits.' Full text can be found [...]

My partner Elizabeth Litten was quoted at length by Alexis Kateifides in his recent article in DataGuidance entitled 'USA: 'Unique' HIPAA violation results in $800,000 settlement' While the full text [...]

Michael J. Kline and Elizabeth G. Litten were quoted in the Medical Practice Compliance Alert article, 'Mitigate Damage If Rogue Employee Shares Patient Info with Competitor.' Full text can be [...]

Now that the Final Omnibus Rule under HIPAA, originally published on January 25, 2013, is in full force, covered entities (CEs) and their continuing business associates (BAs) should be examining [...]

My partner Elizabeth Litten and I were interviewed by Marla Durben Hirsch for her recent article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled 'Evaluate Relationships Before Signing Business Associate Agreements.' While [...]

The expanded requirements under the HIPAA Omnibus Rule for a Business Associate Agreement ('BAA') has created an increase in volume and the need for analysis of such agreements, as individuals [...]

CMS announced this week that it is modifying its longstanding policy regarding the release of Medicare physician payment data in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Since 1980, [...]

My partner Elizabeth Litten and I were interviewed by Marla Durben Hirsch for her Medical Practice Compliance Alert article 'HIPAA, ICD-10 Among 6 Compliance Trends That Will Affect You in [...]

My partner Elizabeth G. Litten and I were interviewed by Marla Durben Hirsch in the FierceEMR article 'Healthcare Attorneys: New Business Relationships Will Create New EHR Problems.' It is always [...]

Part III of this blog entry will discuss and provide a list of ideas as to how charities may identify and respond to events affecting individual board members and others, [...]

Part II of this blog entry uses disclosures required for board members of charities to demonstrate the unrelated and unanticipated negative ripple effect that may flow from what may appear [...]

Background: The Current Heightened Regulatory Climate for Settling Proceedings The increase in efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') in administrative proceedings to secure admissions of wrongdoing and/or consent [...]

Michael J. Kline writes: Part II of this blog entry uses disclosures required for board members of charities to demonstrate the unrelated and unanticipated negative ripple effect that may flow [...]

Background: The Current Heightened Regulatory Climate for Settling Proceedings The increase in efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') in administrative proceedings to secure admissions of wrongdoing and/or consent [...]

A party (Party) to a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) or Subcontractor Agreement (SCA), whether a covered entity (CE), business associate (BA) or subcontractor (SC), may struggle with the question [...]

Michael Kline and Elizabeth Litten were quoted in the Inside the Joint Commission article 'DOMA's Downfall to Affect Compliance with HIPAA, Employment Practices.' While the full text can be found [...]

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information ('PHI') that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') ever-lengthening parade list (the [...]