Latest Changes in Site

December 16, 2008 — New and Revised Content

New Section

• Privacy and Security (40): Selecting and Implementing EHRs/PHRs
  by Chris Apgar, Apgar and Associates

Revisions to Sections

• Use of a resolution agreement to settle cases of privacy and security violations (Privacy Section 1, ¶180, and Security Section 16, ¶130)
• Added OCR Q&A on suspension of HIPAA privacy rules during a national or public health emergency (Privacy Section 7, ¶1596.10)
• Updated list of NIST resources (Security Section 17, ¶360)
• Updated discussion of security incident procedures and security incident handling checklist with information from the revised NIST Security Incident Guide (Security Section 19, ¶1060)

New Link to Government Document

• HHS/ED Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records, posted Nov. 25, 2008

December 4, 2008 — Report on Patient Privacy

The December issue of Report on Patient Privacy has been posted.

November 5, 2008 — Report on Patient Privacy

The November issue of Report on Patient Privacy has been posted.

November 3, 2008 — Goverment Documents

Link to the Oct. 30 Office of Inspector General audit report (A-04-07-05064) on CMS's enforcement of the HIPAA security rule was added to Government Documents.

October 2, 2008 — Report on Patient Privacy

The October issue of Report on Patient Privacy has been posted.