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HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates – Nov 2017
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer November, 2017 I promised in the last issue to report on the NIST/HHS/OCR Annual Privacy & Security Conference in Washington, DC, so that’s what I’ll focus on. Each year,...
Reference Based Pricing – the Key to Solving the Health Insurance Industry’s Cost Issues?
By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA Vice President, Communications, OCAHU services. Medical miracles save millions of people a year and make people’s lives better. The problem is, the costs keep going up, and no one seems to care about doing anything to stop that....
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Sep-Oct 2017
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services, Inc. Because Marilyn Monahan addressed HIPAA specifics regarding business associates, which all agents are to their employer...
The SB-562 Storm Continues to Build – Can We Stop It?
By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA, LPRT, OCAHU V.P. Communications & Public Affairs President, Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services It’s a wild time in the world of health insurance in California. As you’ve probably heard, unless you’ve...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Jul-Aug 2017
Compliance Corner HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer July-August, 2017 The most important reportable incident was the WannaCry ransomware attack in May, 2017. HHS put out...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates May-Jun 2017
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer May-June 2017 As an update on HHS/OCR enforcement actions, a few important settlements were reported in April. On April 12, 2017, HHS/OCR announced a HIPAA settlement based on...
California’s Insurance Industry Fight of the Decade – What SB-562 Can Do to Our State, Our Industry, and the People of California!
By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA Vice President, Communications, OCAHU President, Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services, Inc. Original Full-Length Article (Edited, shortened version appeared in the May-June Issue of the County of Orange...
Making Health Care Great Again Part 2
By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA, LPRT, OCAHU V.P. Communications Published by The Orange County Association of Health Underwriters (OCAHU) and posted with permission of OCAHU Last issue, we took a preliminary look into the health insurance marketplace under the...
March and April 2017 Legal Briefing
By: Marilyn Monahan, Monahan Law Office Posted with permission from Monahan Law Office Published by The Orange County Association of Health Underwriters (OCAHU) and posted with permission of OCAHU This is a summary of some recent developments of interest to...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Mar-Apr 2017
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer President, Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services, Inc. March-April, 2017 There is an important deadline of March 1 for any Covered Entity or Business Associates...
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