Understanding HIPAA: OCR Publishes New Provider and Consumer Guides
Written by Kimberly Gold
(Originally posted in Mintz Levin's Health Law Policy Matters blog)
- Patient Privacy: A Guide for Providers;
- HIPAA and You: Building a Culture of Compliance ; and
- Examining Compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
While these guides are not a substitute for legal advice, they should be helpful to providers and consumers. The new tools also demonstrate OCR’s recognition that understanding HIPAA sometimes requires a little bit of help.
Author
Cynthia J. Larose
Member / Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Cynthia J. Larose is Chair of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, a Certified Information Privacy Professional-US (CIPP-US), and a Certified Information Privacy Professional-Europe (CIPP-E). She works with clients in various industries to develop comprehensive information security programs on the front end, and provides timely counsel when it becomes necessary to respond to a data breach.