James Keogh

James Keogh has been covering the healthcare industry in the United States for a several years and now serves as the editor of HIPAAnswers. He focuses on HIPAA and the blend of healthcare privacy with information technology. Over time, he has gained expertise in HIPAA-related topics such as compliance, patient privacy, and data breaches. Follow James Keogh on Twitter https://x.com/JamesKeoghHIPAA and contact James on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-keogh-89023681 .

Tools & Practices

September 8, 2020

MHealth App Developers and Cloud Services Providers New Resources made Available by OCR

New resources for mobile health app developers have been made available by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). This ...

Tools & Practices

August 6, 2020

Ban on HHS Funding a National Patient Identifier System Removed by House of Representatives

The House of Representatives has voted to remove the ban on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to create a national ...

Compliance

July 28, 2020

Rhode Island Health System Hit with $1 Million Fine for Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules

The Rhode Island non-profit health system, Lifespan Health System Affiliated Covered Entity (Lifespan), has been fined $1,040,000 by the Department of Health and Human Services’ ...

Trends & Reports

June 18, 2020

Information on Contacting COVID-19 Patients to Request Blood & Plasma Donations

Once patients contract an infectious respiratory disease like COVID-19, the immune system creates antibodies that supply protection if the pathogen appears again. The antibodies in ...

Compliance

May 15, 2020

Improved Compliance Revealed in Ciitizen HIPAA Right of Access Study

There has been a major improvement in compliance with the HIPAA Right of Access, according to the most recent Patient Record Scorecard Report from Ciitizen. ...

Trends & Reports

April 11, 2020

Waiver of HIPAA Penalties for Good Faith Operation of COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites

The HHS has issued an additional Notice of Enforcement Discretion covering healthcare providers and business associates that manage some aspect of COVID-19 community-based testing sites. ...

Cyber Threats

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic Guidance on Telehealth & HIPAA Released by OCR

After the announcement made by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights that enforcement of HIPAA compliance linked to the good faith provision of telehealth services ...

Compliance

March 3, 2020

Google’s Response to Senators Questions About Ascension Partnership Deemed Incomplete

After it became public that a massive amount of patient data had been shared with Google by the Catholic health system Ascension, the second biggest ...

Cyber Threats

February 3, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts HHS Covered Entity HIPAA Data Sharing Warning

In response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services has released a bulletin to make HIPAA-covered entities aware of ...

Compliance

December 4, 2019

Privacy Protections for Consumer Health Data to be Enhanced by Smartwatch Data Act

Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-Louisiana) and Jacky Rosen, (D-Nevada) have introduced the Stop Marketing And Revealing The Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health (Smartwatch) Data Act. ...

Compliance

December 4, 2019

Sentara Hospitals Agrees to $2.175M HIPAA Settlement for Breach Notification Rule and BAA Failures

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued its eighth HIPAA financial penalty of 2019. Sentara Hospitals has agreed ...