Final NIST SP-800-53-Revision 5 Identifies Key Security Controls for CMS Emergency Preparedness “All Hazards” Risk Assessment Guidance
October 5, 2020. On September 23, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final version of the draft of the fifth revision of Security and Privacy Controls [...]
NIST Publishes Final Version of SP-800-53-Revision 5: A Valuable Set of Security and Privacy Controls for HIPAA Safeguard Compliance
October 3, 2020. On September 23, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final version of the draft of the fifth revision of Security and Privacy Controls [...]
NIST Publishes Important White Paper to Harden Defenses Against Ransomware
October 2, 2020. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published yesterday a draft white paper entitled: Securing Data Integrity Against Ransomware Attacks: Using the NIST [...]
State and Federal Authorities Ratchet Up Enforcement of HIPAA Safeguard Violations in the Second Half of September
October 1, 2020. Yesterday, September 30, the New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, announced a multistate settlement of $39.5 million by Anthem for its breach of protected health [...]
LTC Emergency Preparedness and COVID-19 Testing and Reporting Protocol Rules Linked: Noncompliance Can Be Costly
September 14, 2020. This article highlights the importance of long-term care (LTC) assisted living and skilled nursing facilities having a documented CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule plan in place [...]
Two May 2019 OCR HIPAA Breach Settlements and a First-Ever State Attorneys General Multi-State HIPAA Consent Judgment
May 30, 2019.The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has resolved through settlements with two healthcare firms concerning breaches of [...]
OCR Publishes Fact Sheet on Direct Liability for Business Associates under HIPAA Rules
May 29, 2019.On May 24, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Fact Sheet entitled: Direct Liability of Business Associates, “that [...]