The Texas Health and Human Services Commission was hit with a $1.6 million fine for violating federal privacy and security rules. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights imposed the civil money penalty after … Read More
Hurricane Harvey has left our Houston and Texas communities with significant recovery and restoration needs. As attorneys, we struggle with how we can be most helpful. It is in this spirit, that we have compiled this Special Alert to help … Read More
HHS issued a limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties during Hurricane Harvey, which HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, declared a public health emergency in Texas Aug. 26 and Louisiana Aug. 28. The HIPAA Privacy Rule cannot be suspended during … Read More
TDMR presents the second in a series of articles on health care compliance penned by TDMR President Greg Ewing. Greg is a health care lawyer with over fifteen years of experience in transactional health law; health information technology; privacy and security … Read More
