Mar 3, 2017 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News), HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates
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...
Feb 17, 2017 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News)
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 Americans went from the state of shock and disbelief, with the nation divided between...
Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News), HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer NEW GUIDANCE ON HIPAA & FTC ACT; UMASS BREACH; HHS/OCR VICTIM OF PHISHING SCAM REGARDING THEIR AUDIT PROGRAM New Guidance was released on October 21, 2016 for HIPAA and the...
Nov 19, 2016 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News), HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates
From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer So what’s happened with HIPAA Privacy & Security Enforcement and updates since the September issue? As usual, quite a few things. On October 13, 2016, St. Joseph Health (SJH)...
Nov 1, 2016 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News)
By: Marilyn Monahan, Monahan Law Office Published by The Orange County Association of Health Underwriters (OCAHU) and posted with permission of OCAHU Department of Labor (DOL) audit activity is increasing, and many employers are not prepared. The DOL audit process...
Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, COIN (County of Orange Insurance News)
By Dorothy M. Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA. RPA OCAHU VP Communications, COIN Editor 2016-17 Published by The Orange County Association of Health Underwriters (OCAHU) and posted with permission of OCAHU HHS Finalizes Rule to Improve Health Equity Under the Affordable Care...