Spooky Compliance Monsters: Common Compliance Errors During Open Enrollment
As the chilling winds of October sweep in, it’s time for the spookiest event of the year: Open Enrollment. Don’t let your benefits decisions haunt […]
DOL Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Covers All Employee Benefit Plans
The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) confirms that the cybersecurity guidance it issued in April 2021 applies to all employee benefit plans, including health […]
Texas Lawsuit and Reproductive Health Records
On September 4, 2024, Texas filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the HHS Secretary, and Office for Civil Rights […]
Best Practices for Stronger Cybersecurity for ERISA Plans
It’s always a great time to review EBSA’s suggested cybersecurity best practices for ERISA Plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers, as well as Plan participants and […]
OCR/HHS’s Annual HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Report
Group health plan sponsors should take note of the most recent annual report submitted by HHS and OCR on HIPAA and Breach Notification Rule Compliance. […]
Cybersecurity and the HIPAA Security Rule
The NIST[1] and the OCR[2] has published its final version of guidance to increase cybersecurity and compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The new guidance […]
Annual HIPAA Review for Cybersecurity
The best defense is a good defense! You hear about cybersecurity all the time, and shoring up your defenses and reviewing HIPAA materials on an […]
5 HIPAA Compliance Tips for Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment is hectic enough without adding a HIPAA breach to your mountain of work. Here are 5 tips for staying HIPAA compliant during the […]
HIPAA Cybersecurity: Time to Strengthen your Defenses
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released its Q1 2022 Cybersecurity Newsletter March 17. Let’s review OCR’s guidance for HIPAA-Covered Entities (CEs) who house and […]