$100,000 HIPAA fine designed to send message to small physician practices

After avoiding levying fines to small groups for patient privacy and security violations, the government issues its first penalty against one.

McEntee: In hacking fiasco, Gov. Gary Herbert needs to take names and kick butt

McEntee: In hacking fiasco, Gov. Gary Herbert needs to take names and kick butt By Peg mcentee Tribune Columnist Published May 5, 2012 10:25AM MDT I sort of saw it coming. I’d had a routine physical exam in February and bone density test at Salt Lake Regional Hospital. Because both were preventive care, my insurance company quickly paid in full. Now I find myself one of the 790,000 Utahns whose ...

Susan Landau: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

The hidden fact is that CISPA completely avoids the issue of protecting critical infrastructure. The bill's authors said the reason for CISPA not covering critical infrastructure was "that [was] outside of our jurisdiction."

Feds Step Up HIPAA Compliance Audits - Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Law Tribune

Feds Step Up HIPAA Compliance Audits Connecticut Law Tribune OCR has posted an overview of the pilot audit program on its web site at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/audit/index.html. Initial audits will be conducted in accordance with the process currently described on the website, but revisions are ... When HIPAA Is Not Enough: Tougher Texas Privacy LawsLaw360 (subscription) all 2 news articles »

Mississippi Gov. Says Democrats 'One Mission in Life Is to Abort Children' - ABC News (blog)

Mississippi Gov. Says Democrats 'One Mission in Life Is to Abort Children' ABC News (blog) Days after he signed a law that would effectively shut down his state's only remaining abortion-performing clinic, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant accused Democrats of having one mission in life: “to abort children.” “The hypocrisy of the left that now ... and more »