Benefits - HIPAA

On March 28, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to help health care providers in small- to medium-sized offices conduct risk assessments of their organizations in order to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accounta

Summary: On October 31, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013 -71 (the "Notice"), which made two significant changes affecting the administration of cafeteria plans under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. First, the Notice modifies the proposed regulations under section

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made available a series of model Notices of Privacy Practices for health care providers and health plans. Changes to privacy regulations known as the HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Final Rule went into effect in late March 2013. The safe harbor compli

Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") recently released long-awaited final HIPAA Regulations. The new regulations finalize many changes previously proposed to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules, and modify the Breach Notification Rule initially adopted