Just Announced: HHS Strengthens HIPAA Penalties
The Department of Health & Human Services has just issued an interim final rule regarding the HIPAA enforcement regulations to include the new penalties provisions passed under the HITECH Act. READ MORE.
HIPAA enforcement is a keystone of the HITECH Act and ambulance services can expect increasing scrutiny in the coming years regarding HIPAA compliance.
This interim final rule, along with the recent breach notification regulations, are the first of several waves of new HIPAA regulations that are coming. Stay tuned for more information from the trusted HIPAA experts at PWW as these new regulations hit.
FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flag Rules...Again On November 1, 2009 - the day the government was to begin enforcement of the new Red Flag Rules on Identity Theft - the FTC announced, once again, that it is delaying enforcement of the rules until June 1, 2010 for all creditors - including ambulance services.
This is the third delay in enforcement of the rules, which went into effect in November 2007. This additional delay in enforcement will give ambulance services more time to prepare for compliance. READ MORE.
PWW has prepared the "Red Flag Rules Survival Kit" to help ambulance services effectively deal with the new rules. The kit is $119 and can be ordered through the PWW web site.
Ambulance services should stay tuned for updates from the trusted industry experts at Page, Wolfberg & Wirth. We are closely monitoring developments and will continue to keep the industry informed of its obligations.
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