We Still Aren’t “Getting It”!
Here we are, more than six years after the Privacy Rule deadline in 2003, and I am still trying to teach Covered Entities (CEs) and Business Associates (BAs) that Protected Health Information (PHI) is a valuable commodity to criminals. The crooks know that PHI has real, monetary value, but CEs and [...]

There, in the wilds of Yosemite, was the ARRA, funding road and infrastructure improvements to one our greatest national parks! So the next time somebody asks you what the ARRA has achieved, point to HIPAA expansion, breach notifications, tougher sanctions… and yes, Yosemite!

While the health care community has been busy caring for patients and trying to protect PHI (Protected Health Information), crooks have been busy finding new ways to get their hands on it. And as usual, technology has opened helpful new channels faster than HIPAA entities can cope.