HIPAA NEWS!
By DUMATEK (www.dumatek.com)
PRIVACY AND SECURITY ENFORCED!
Are you ready for the HIPAA AUDITS that are just around the corner?
https://www.fbo.gov/
$9.2MILLION DOLLAR AWARDED to: KPMG
Synopsis:
Jun 20, 2011 5:05 pm
The protocol and audit program performance requested under this contract shall assist Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in operating an audit program that effectively implements the statutory requirement to audit covered entity and business associate compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security standards as amended by ARRA. (Click on the link above)
Are you ready for the State Attorney Generals (SAG) of California? (THIS IS DATE SENSITIVE)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/sag/sagmoreinfo.html
The State Attorney Generals who have undergone training in May already have brought highly-publicized actions against covered entities that committed breaches of electronic protected healthcare information (e-PHI) affecting over 500 consumers within their states. (Click on the link above)
BREACHES AFFECTING 500 OR MORE INDIVIDUALS (WEBSITE)
BE AWARE OF THE WALL OF SHAME>>> See who has lost electronic protected healthcare information around you.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/index.html (Click on the link)
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
FOR DUMATEK CUSTOMERS> HIPAA Security Officers must meet with your CCP to undergo orientation and review of all your HIPAA Security documentation (CND and Policies and Procedures), and review remediation plan to prepare for audit.
FOR NON- DUMATEK CUSTOMERS> Please visit our website for more information and see how we make cost and compliance meet when implementing HIPAA Security for small businesses using our TURNKEY SOLUTION “ServerALL™”. Also visit our ‘clients and CEs’ page where you can see some of the covered entities that have undergone training under DUMATEK HIPAA Security Solutions and Services. Also, some of the companies listed have used DUMATEK for all their HIPAA Security and computer network needs for nearly a decade, some for just their Risk Analysis and Training. DUMATEK can help you meet compliance at a very low cost if you are a small business. To talk to a representative of DUMATEK, please call: 951-817-1888 Act NOW! Ask about our special offer.
NOTE: All links in this e-mail point to the government websites of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr
