ONC Announces host changes HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules

By DAVID HARLOW

  The federales announced a new set of HIPAA Regulationstoday (to 14 in the Federal Register published) in a press conference with Kathleen Sebelius (HHS Secretary), GeorginaVerdugo (HHS OCR Director), David Blumenthal (ONC Director).The HIPAA changes are beauftragt.Aus HHS presser primarily by the host file:

Strengthen and expand Enforcementof health insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996(HIPAA) Theproposed rule that would today announced privacy, security and enforcement rules by:

expanding rights to your information to access certain types of information of protected health information health plans and require business partners of HIPAA covered entities to be among most of the same rules as the covered entities; to restrict setting new limits of the use and disclosure of protected health information for marketing and fundraising; Andprohibiting sale of protected health information patients incompetent.

  Two new sites were also known as gegeben.Eine strengthened version of the violation of HIPAA data service notification wall of shame, and the other a new HHS privacy policy website is addressed, to the general public now up to hhs.gov healthprivacy.

This website, a joint declaration of ONC and OCRposted today and the tenor of the federales comments show today adeep concern about public perceptions, the health information privacy and Securityof protected-kind is a "what if we throw a Partyand nobody?"-Atmosphere.

This was at the today's press conference comments on the maintenance of the individual patient players increase the use and dissemination of protected health information-Theproposed rule contains a revised definition of marketing (Thecontext PHI for marketing purposes) and it was interesting Tohear as privacy concerns and marketing (Andreceived, for example, by the first author, patient data AdvocateDeborah peel) were presented.In addition the HHS hear session road show will kick into gear to output this because you "support of the American people want these guidelines havethe."

Themeaningful use last rule (the Blumenthal today said would be out "very small" and include additional providers Datasecurity requirements), and all the host Act - incentive - dollars and, most importantly, all this highly-anticipated, interoperable HIT generated healthcare improvement on quality, Alldepend acceptance among patients is the use of EHRs, so the privacy of the patient and the security Forprotection of concern good platzierte.Es Remainsto whether the general public is ready Themedical industrial complex on this way trust and be seen whether Themedical-industrial complex is in the location, either high bar Formeaningful use meet the proposed regulation, set or the federales Itswill bend.

Finally, a few important nuggets from the NPRM:
BusinessAssociates receive nearly full covered entity treatment in Proposedrule including of exposure of up to $ 1.5 m fines...Andsubcontractors of business, the associates are the long arm ofthe right to reach.
Compliancedates for most of the new rules are 180 days publication this rule last Regel.Wir get a year to all our Businessassociate agreements in order.A Handfulof set changes, specifically by the host file required in raised an example is the inclusion of "reputational damage" in addition Tophysical or financial harm than potentially aggravating factors indetermining the amount of the fine.

I Inviteall readers a look on the NPRM key questions of the Concernto examine and post comments, comments and questions here--and on the regulations.gov once the comment period opens next week.

July 9, 2010

View the Original article