CATEGORY: Physical Safeguards TYPE: Addressable Implementation Specification for Facility Access Controls Standard CITATION: 45 CFR 164.310(a)(2)(ii) The University at Buffalo Information Technology ...

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. High on the regulatory watch list for the healthcare sector is ...

The University at Buffalo Information Technology (UBIT) operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR). HIPAA Regulation Text ...

Western Michigan University (WMU) is a hybrid entity with designated health care components and a self-insured health insurance plan component. This Policy outlines those designations and establishes ...

NEW ORLEANS—The federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is ramping up its focus on the Right of Access Initiative, which ensures patients timely access to their medical records. Potential enforcement ...

Patients want their healthcare information to stay private. Healthcare provider organizations want to keep patient data secure. But the need for interoperability and sharing of protected health ...

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HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress into law in the year 1996. It is legislation that provides security provisions and data ...

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT under the 21st Century Cures Act, holds huge promise for interoperability and ...