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1 Jan 2018, 6:50 am by Benson Varghese
An opinion issued by the Court of Appeals in Dallas serves as a reminder that there are exceptions to this general premise in certain circumstances. [read post]
12 Oct 2017, 4:22 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services shall consider proposing regulations or revising guidance, consistent with law, to expand the availability of STLDI. [read post]
17 Sep 2017, 6:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I couldn't ask for a smarter, more able co-host than Mandy Marzullo from the Texas Defender Service. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 4:00 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If we can continue or start improving our school finance system to make sure that every child is getting an equal and adequate education to prepare for this economic opportunity, whatever that will be, and three, making these targeted expenditures in Health and Human Services, mental illness, behavioral health, child mental health. [read post]
23 Jul 2017, 5:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Check out the latest "Reasonably Suspicious" podcast from Just Liberty, hosted by your correspondent and Amanda Marzullo of the Texas Defender Service. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 3:39 pm by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
  Drunk Juror Dallas News reported on July 14, 2017 that a Smith County, TX prospective juror was arrested while reporting for jury service. [read post]
12 May 2017, 6:20 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her clients include public and private health care providers, health insurers, health plans, employers, payroll, staffing, recruitment, insurance and financial services, health and other technology and other vendors, and others. [read post]
12 May 2017, 4:54 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care providers, health plans, health insurers, healthcare clearinghouses, their business associates as well as all U.S. businesses and consumers should raise their cyber security defenses and use cyber security best practices to defend their information systems and data against ongoing WannaCry ransomware and other cyber security attacks in the United States and abroad in cyber security alerts issued by the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and… [read post]
12 May 2017, 2:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care providers, health plans, health insurers, healthcare clearinghouses, their business associates as well as all U.S. businesses and consumers should raise their cyber security defenses and use cyber security best practices to defend their information systems and data against ongoing WannaCry ransomware and other cyber security attacks in the United States and abroad in cyber security alerts issued by the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and… [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) is paying to settle charges it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by issuing a press release with the name and other protected health information (PHI) about a patient without the patient’s prior HIPAA-compliant authorization under a… [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 6:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
OCR announced the first OCR HIPAA settlement involving a wireless health services provider Monday, April 24. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 5:08 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  That’s the clear message to covered entities and their business associates in the April 17, 2017 HIPAA Resolution Agreement just announced by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) with the Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH). [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) charges it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement a security management process to safeguard electronic protected health information (ePHI). [read post]
12 Mar 2017, 7:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
On behalf of JustLiberty.org, your correspondent interviewed Amanda Marzullo, interim executive director of the Texas Defender Service, about the need for the bill. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 12:55 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Stamer has worked closely with health industry, managed care and insurance, employee benefit, financial services, technology, restructuring, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, consulting, sales, energy, import-export, staffing and other businesses and their management, employee benefit plans, governments and other organizations deal with all aspects of staffing, human resources and workforce performance management, internal controls and regulatory compliance,… [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 3:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules sends a clear warning message to all health plans, healthcare providers and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that simply adopting HIPAA policies alone is insufficient to avoid getting nailed by OCR under HIPAA; Covered Entities… [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 6:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) imposed the $3,217,000.00 Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) under a January 18, 2017 Final Determination based upon findings that Children’s for years knowingly violated HIPAA by failing to encrypt or otherwise properly secure ePHI on laptops and other mobile devices and failing to comply with many other HIPAA requirements. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 2:30 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers, insurers and other health plan sponsors or issuers (health plans), health care providers, healthcare clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates should reevaluate the adequacy of their practices and procedures for the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) on or accessible through laptops or other mobile devices in light of the $2.75 million penalty and other schooling the Department of Health and… [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 12:03 pm by Michael Lowe
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has just okayed the use of a new drug called Saboxone in treating heroin addition. [read post]