By
Erin McCann
Healthcare IT
News
Originally
published September 24, 2013
When
Office for Civil Rights Director Leon
Rodriguez took the stage Monday to talk HIPAA at the HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News Privacy
and Security Forum, the timing was perfect.
With
the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule taking effect Sept. 23, Rodgriguez talked to the
increased enforcement to come, the importance of properly safeguarding patient
privacy and the what-not-to-dos, or the breach blunders, that have resulted in
hefty monetary penalties for some groups who failed to take patient privacy and
security seriously.
"Today
is a critical day for the Omnibus," said Rodriguez, who explained that the
agency is working to strike a balance between effective enforcement and clearly
communicating what all the rules are surrounding patient privacy and security.
