Andrew J. Wilber | Jun 7, 2019 | Articles, Health Care
By Kate Hickner and Andrew Wilber The HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued a fact sheet clarifying which provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (the “HIPAA Rules”) apply directly to business associates. Although...
KJK | Jan 16, 2019 | Articles, Health Care
By Kate Hickner No one loves drafting, reading or negotiating HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Yet many of us need to do so, and some of us do so daily. They are often boring, dense and technical, but BAAs are important from both a legal and a business...
KJK | Jan 10, 2019 | Articles, Health Care
Ohio Medicaid Issues Standard Authorization Forms for the Disclosure of Health Information By Kathryn E. Hickner The Ohio Department of Medicaid (“ODM”) has adopted two standard authorization forms for the use and disclosure of health information, in an effort to...
KJK | Jan 8, 2019 | Articles, Health Care
By Kate Hickner Featured in KJK Today Year-End 2018 We have all heard about HIPAA. It’s a federal law designed to set a minimum floor for the privacy and security of protected health information. Over the years, HIPAA has been expanded and strengthened. It’s now...
Andrew J. Wilber | Jul 31, 2018 | Client Alerts, Health Care
On June 27, 2018, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill that prevents businesses from being liable for data breaches as long as the business has an appropriate cybersecurity program. To be eligible for the so-called “safe harbor,” a business must create,...
