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 […]
OCR Recommends Consideration Of Multifactor Authentication For HIPAA Security Rule Compliance
HIPAA covered entities, including employer-sponsored health plans, are required to comply with the HIPAA security rule if they handle electronic protected health information (ePHI). In […]
Loss of Unencrypted Laptop Leads to $65,000 HIPAA Settlement
The last major settlement of 2019 regarding violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may not have been the largest penalty of […]
HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits: OCR Phase 2
Introduction The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched its second phase of HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits. The Audit Program was launched […]