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Roger Steven's Blog – November 1999 Archive (1)

How do attorneys and law firms bring about HIPAA compliance?

 

Any firm that is covered under HIPAA and is privy to Protected Health Information (PHI) needs to be aware of the new burden placed on Business Associates under the Omnibus Rule. This is so because patients can receive remedies for HIPAA violations, and law firms that handle PHI, ipso facto they become Business Associates, must now comply directly with HIPAA Omnibus Rule as part of the major changes to HIPAA set forth by the Federal government.

State laws, which…

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Added by Roger Steven on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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