...

Patient Information: Avoid Severe Penalties For Disclosure

The federal standards for protecting the privacy of individually identifiable health information is enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). In recently imposing a $750,000 penalty for breach of unsecured electronic protected health information when a laptop bag was stolen from a car, HHS issued a strong statement regarding obligations to ensure the safety of patient information. The HHS Director stated that “[o]rganizations must complete a comprehensive risk analysis and establish strong policies and procedures to protect patients’ health information.”

Patient Info Ally Law

Ally Law member firms are experienced in state and federal privacy standards and their implementation. We can help you analyze your current privacy policies and procedures and improve them, as well as defend you should your current program be challenged. For more information about our services in this area, contact us at yourally@ally-law.com.

For the complete article, click here.

By Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP.