HIPAA News from Clearwater Compliance
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Names Jason Riddle Vice President – Operations Delivery
Date: May 8, 2013
| Bob Chaput, Clearwater Compliance CEO and Founder, today announced the appointment of Jason Riddle, CISSP, CISA to the position of Vice President – Operations Delivery |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance and eDocSecure Inc. Announce Partnership
Date: May 1, 2013
| eDocSecure Inc. has chosen to power its existing offering of healthcare technology services to the small to mid-sized physician market with Clearwater’s exclusive suite of HIPAA-HITECH compliance software. The partnership adds additional revenue opportunities for both companies by offering the most comprehensive, yet affordable, HIPAA compliance solutions on the market. |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance to Exhibit at Health Care Compliance Association Institute
Date: April 18, 2013
| National Conference Continues to Draw Premier Speakers and Sponsors |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces Availability Of Covered Entity Omnibus ReadinessCheck™
Date: April 16, 2013
| Free Web Application Helps HIPAA Covered Entities Assess Changes Required to Comply with Omnibus Final Rule |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces Premier Faculty for Virtual HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™
Date: April 9, 2013
| Panel Includes Speakers from Government, Legal, Healthcare and Employer Sectors |
Article Title: Providers and Health Plans Perform Poorly in HIPAA Audits-HHS to Expand Pool of Audited Organizations; CMS Also Targets Meaningful Use Attesters
Date: April 3, 2013
| Clearwater Compliance notes that recent data released by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) show that providers account for more than two-thirds of all HIPAA Audit Findings and Observations in seven of the eight categories reviewed, and more than half in the category. Health plans don’t perform well either, accounting for between 25% and 38% of reported findings and observations. |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Completes Update of Proprietary Software to Address HHS Omnibus Final Rule Regulations
Date: March 28, 2013
| Comprehensive SaaS Solutions include guide to new requirements in company’s HIPAA security and privacy and breach notification assessments |
Article Title: Announcing the Success of the Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ in San Diego and Virtual Format of BootCamp™ in April
Date: March 26, 2013
| Clearwater Compliance has announced the resounding success of the Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ held in San Diego, CA. Building on the success of the one-day, in-person events, Clearwater Compliance is adding yet another “virtual” option for those professionals preferring to attend online. |
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Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Releases Risk Analysis White Paper and Buyer’s Guide Checklist
Date: March 21, 2013
| Tools Assist Covered Entities and Business Associates Avoid One of Most Common Reasons for HIPAA Audit Failures |
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces Availability Of Business Associate Omnibus ReadinessCheck™
Date: March 7, 2013
| Free Web Application Helps HIPAA Business Associates Assess Readiness to Comply with Privacy and Security Rules and The HITECH Breach Notification Rule |
Article Title: Maureen Donohue Feinroth Joins Clearwater Compliance HIPAA Audit BootCamp™ Faculty in San Diego
Date: March 6, 2013
| Clearwater Compliance, LLC is pleased to announce that Maureen Donohue Feinroth, ESQ, CIPP/E/IT, Regulatory and Compliance Expert and Founder/CEO of Capital Privacy Solutions will be presenting at Clearwater’s HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ in San Diego on March 21, 2013. A recognized subject matter expert in international compliance and a licensed attorney, Ms. Feinroth has more than fifteen years of experience in researching, analyzing and consulting on legal information security and privacy regulatory compliance issues. |
Article Title: Yun-kyung Lee, HIPAA Complaint Investigator for OCR, to Join Clearwater’s HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ in San Diego
Date: March 1, 2013
| Clearwater Compliance, LLC is pleased to announce that Yun-kyung (Peggy) Lee, Supervisory Specialist with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), will be presenting at Clearwater’s HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ in San Diego on March 21, 2013. An investigator for OCR since 2003, Miss Lee investigates and recommends resolution of complaints alleging discrimination in the provision of health or social services and of complaints alleging violations of the HIPAA privacy and security rules that address health information privacy rights. |
Article Title: Clearwater to Exhibit at Privacy Association Global Summit
Date: February 27, 2013
| Clearwater Compliance will attend and exhibit at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the world’s largest gathering of the global information privacy community. |
Article Title: Santa Rosa Consulting and Clearwater Compliance Announce Reseller Partnership
Date: February 26, 2013
| Santa Rosa Consulting and Clearwater Compliance have inked a partnership deal. Santa Rosa Consulting is adding Clearwater Compliance HIPAA-HITECH compliance software to power their existing portfolio of services. |
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Article Title: Gary Ridner Joins Clearwater Compliance as Principal Consultant
Date: February 21, 2013
| Gary Ridner, MBA, CISSP, CISM, has joined Clearwater Compliance’s growing team as a principal consultant. Ridner helps Clearwater Compliance customers complete their HIPAA-HITECH Security Assessments, Security Risk Analyses and Privacy and Breach Notification Assessments using the company’s innovative portfolio of software solutions. |
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Article Title: Introducing the Clearwater Remote Meaningful Use Risk Analysis for Medical Practices
Date: February 14, 2013
Medical practices now have a simple solution for performing the risk analysis required for Meaningful Use attestation. Introducing the Clearwater Remote Meaningful Use Risk Analysis for Medical Practices™. It’s an affordable, time-efficient solution resulting in a bona fide risk analysis performed by experts from Clearwater Compliance.
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Article Title: PHI Protection Network Forum on PHI Security and On Demand Webinar Series Welcomes Clearwater Compliance as Premium Sponsor
Date: February 14, 2013
Clearwater Compliance has announced its participation in the premium sponsorship of the PHI Protection Network Forum 2013 scheduled for March 12-13 in Boston, MA, in addition to the On-Demand Webinar Series.
Read MoreArticle Title: David Finn Joins Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ Faculty.
Date: February 11, 2013
David Finn, Health Information Technology Officer for Symantec and former hospital CIO brings valuable experience to highly acclaimed HIPAA-HITECH educational program for healthcare compliance officers and leaders.
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Article Title: Introducing Clearwater Compliance Best-in-Class Software for Managing Compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification Rule.
Date: February 12, 2013
The Clearwater HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification Assessment™ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can help organizations significantly reduce the likelihood of impermissible disclosures, data breaches, costly fines and penalties. The software is the best-in-class solution for objectively assessing and managing compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification Rules.
Read MoreArticle Title: David Finn Joins Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ Faculty.
Date: February 11, 2013
David Finn, Health Information Technology Officer for Symantec and former hospital CIO brings valuable experience to highly acclaimed HIPAA-HITECH educational program for healthcare compliance officers and leaders.
Read MoreDate: February 1, 2013
To help professionals in the trenches convince the C-Suite that additional resources are needed, Clearwater Compliance is presenting the Top 8 Reasons Executives Need a HIPAA-HITECH Update Due to Omnibus Final Rule.
Read MoreArticle Title: Top 8 Reasons Executives Need a HIPAA-HITECH Update.
Date: February 1, 2013
To help professionals in the trenches convince the C-Suite that additional resources are needed, Clearwater Compliance is presenting the Top 8 Reasons Executives Need a HIPAA-HITECH Update Due to Omnibus Final Rule.
Read MoreArticle Title: Utah Bill Aimed at Breach Prevention.
Date: February 1, 2013
After the data breach last year that affected 780,000 individuals, Utah legislators are considering a bill that would mandate state agencies identify and implement best practices for protecting data.
Article Title: Omnibus Final Rule Announced. Download Complimentary White Paper.
Date: January 25, 2013
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the long-awaited publication of the Omnibus Final Rule. Business Associates and Subcontractors can download a complimentary white paper from Clearwater Compliance to help them on their journey to HIPAA-HITECH compliance.
Article Title: Announcing the Success of the Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ and a New Virtual BootCamp™ Option
Date: December 21, 2012
Clearwater Compliance has announced the resounding success of the Clearwater HIPAA Audit PrepBootCamp™ held in early December in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Building on the success of the one-day, in-person events, Clearwater Compliance is adding a virtual option for those professionals preferring to attend online.
Article Title: Announcing the Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp in Washington, D.C.
Date: December 12, 2012
Clearwater Compliance, LLC, has named Ashley Bampfield, M.B.A., as its director of marketing. Clearwater Compliance helps health care providers and health care companies nationwide become and remain compliant with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Names Ashley Bampfield as Marketing Director
Date: December 10, 2012
Clearwater Compliance, LLC, has named Ashley Bampfield, M.B.A., as its director of marketing. Clearwater Compliance helps health care providers and health care companies nationwide become and remain compliant with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.
Read MoreArticle Title: Kathy Ebbert Joins Clearwater Compliance as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Date: October 11, 2012
Clearwater Compliance signals its growth plans and beefs up its management team to do it.
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Partners with SCIPP International to Deliver HIPAA Security and Privacy Workforce Training Program
Date: October 4, 2012
Clearwater Compliance and SCIPP International jointly announce the launch of a Clearwater-branded portal developed by SCIPP that enables Clearwater to add a leading HIPAA security awareness and privacy workforce training program to its solutions.
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Begins Registration for its Next HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ Event in Ft. Lauderdale
Date: October 1, 2012
Presented by leading experts and significantly enhanced based on recent work with audited and investigated covered entities, attendees will receive an intensive educational experience on OCR audit protocols; methods and tools to prepare for an OCR investigation or audit; and a critical understanding of the enforcement and penalties—IN ONE DAY!
Read MoreArticle Title: BeckITSystems, Inc. and Clearwater Compliance Announce Reseller Partnership to Ease HIPAA-HITECH Compliance
Date: September 27, 2012
This new partnership provides medical practices with a comprehensive HIPAA and HITECH compliance program delivered through BeckITSystems, Inc.’s Compliance Doctors powered by Clearwater’s on-line software.
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ in Nashville Strengthens Attendees’ Understanding of HIPAA-HITECH Compliance
Date: September 24, 2012
New and seasoned faculty experts and a comprehensive dive into the OCR Audit Protocols provided comprehensive practical problem-solving information to attendees
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Executives, Bob and Mary Chaput, Earn CIPP/US Certification
Date: September 13, 2012
Clearwater Compliance top executives, Bob and Mary Chaput, practice what they preach, and have joined the ranks of Certified Information Privacy Professionals/United States).(CIPP/US)
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces Its Gold Sponsorship of InfoSec 2012
Date: September 4, 2012
Clearwater Compliance, a HIPAA-HITECH consultancy, announced their sponsorship of InfoSec 2012, hosted by Nashville Technology Council and the Middle Tennessee Chapter of Information Systems Security Association.
Read MoreArticle Title: Clearwater Compliance Hosts IAPP “Privacy After Hours” Event in Nashville, TN
Date: August 29, 2012
Clearwater Compliance will host a “Privacy After Hours” event to bring together Middle Tennessee’s IAPP members to network and explore creating a local KnowledgeNet chapter.
Article Title: Jim Schenck Joins Clearwater Compliance as Vice President of Business Development
Date: August 27, 2012
Clearwater Compliance adds healthcare veteran Jim Schenck to handle the rapidly growing interest in their HIPAA-HITECH compliance software, solutions and services.
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Formally Launches One-of-a-Kind Interactive, Web-Based Navigator to Guide Health Organizations Through a Bona Fide HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
Date: August 15, 2012
Software-as-a-Service solution facilitates covered entities, business associates and subcontractors through a systematic and comprehensive HIPAA Security Risk Analysis to meet the HIPAA Security Rule requirement, to properly meet Meaningful Use Stage 1 and 2 attestation requirements and to avoid a potential False Claims Act suit.
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Begins Registration for its HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ Event in Nashville
Date: August 6, 2012
“We’re so pleased to bring our successful HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp home to Nashville. With the OCR audit protocols having been released and our ongoing work with audited and investigated Covered Entities, this event will be even more content-rich and actionable than any BootCamp™ so far.” — Bob Chaput, Clearwater CEO
Article Title: Bob Chaput Chosen by DecisionHealth to Present HIPAA Security Risk Analysis Webinar
Date: July 31, 2012
DecisionHealth, the award-winning source of healthcare news, analysis and education, has chosen Clearwater’s Founder and CEO, Bob Chaput, to present an educational webinar on “Mastering the Ins and Outs of Meaningful Uses’ Security Risk Analysis” to its constituents.
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Supports the Charley Foundation in “Helping Dreams Soar
Date: July 25, 2012
Clearwater Compliance, a HIPAA-HITECH Consultancy, supports the Charley Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides support to charitable agencies addressing the critical needs of children.
Article Title: Chicago Audit Prep BootCamp Reinforces Clearwater’s Well-Earned Reputation as HIPAA Regulatory Expert Advisor
Date: July 17, 2012
Enhanced program that includes two new faculty members and the OCR Audit Protocols provided more “real world” information to the great appreciation of the attendees.
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Marketing Consultant Making Strides in Online Training
Date: July 10, 2012
Article Title: Clearwater Releases Interactive, Web-based HIPAA-HITECH Compliance Navigator with Built in OCR Audit Protocols to Help Healthcare Organizations Prepare for Audits
Date: July 9, 2012
Article Title: GBprotect and Clearwater Compliance Announce Reseller Partnership
Date: June 19, 2012
Article Title: Mandy KenKnight Sansom Joins Clearwater Compliance as Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Date: June 7, 2012
Article Title: Mary Chaput to Speak at American Psychoanalytic Association Annual Meeting in Chicago
Date: June 6, 2012
Mary Chaput to join James C. Pyles in a discussion of Health Care Reform and Privacy Program, and to highlight relevant findings from the ANSI report “The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information.”
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance to Feature OCR Audit Documentation Request Lists at Upcoming HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp in Chicago
Date: June 5, 2012
Attendees at Clearwater’s June 25 HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp in Chicago will get a chance to review and discuss actual OCR Request Lists from Audits and Investigations with regulatory experts.
Article Title: Bob Chaput of Clearwater Compliance to Speak at the Chicago Bar Association’s Seminar on HIPAA-HITECH Requirements to Safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI)
Date: June 4, 2012
Industry Leader, CEO and founder, Bob Chaput, to participate in a panel discussion of Legal Obligations to Protect Electronic Data.
Article Title: David Andrews Joins Chicago Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp Faculty
Date: May 31, 2012
SVP, Business Development and Chief Compliance Officer of Hospice Compassus, to speak at 2012 HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ Series on “Surviving an OCR Investigation.”
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces Three Pillars Technology Solutions Joins New Reseller Program
Date: May 30, 2012
Three Pillars expands its service offerings and accelerates its entry in growing healthcare market with Clearwater’s Leading HIPAA-HITECH Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Offering.
Article Title: Jim Pyles joins the Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp Faculty
Date: May 24, 2012
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Sponsors TN HIMSS
Date: May 23, 2012
Article Title: Upcoming Webinar: Understanding the Difference: HIPAA Security Compliance Assessment v HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
Date: May 10, 2012
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Announces New Reseller Program
Date: May 9, 2012
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Sponsors the Mental Health Cooperative Charity Golf Tournament
Date: May 8, 2012
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Joins KPMG, Dell and Intel to Sponsor Health Care Privacy and Security Consortia
Date: March 16, 2012
“What the government did initially was to create a ‘chain of trust’ as it relates to the relationship between organizations and how they handle health information between them,” he says, noting that the HITECH Act extended the focus of the chain, placing more responsibility on the BA.
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Article Title:Clearwater Compliance Joins KPMG, Dell and Intel to Sponsor Health Care Privacy and Security Consortia
Date: March 1, 2012
Clearwater Compliance Co-Sponsors Innovative Report on Financial Cost of a Data Breach
Article Title:Clearwater Compliance Holds Successful Atlanta HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™
Date: February 29, 2012
Article Title:Clearwater Compliance Joins KPMG, Dell and Intel to Sponsor Health Care Privacy and Security Consortia
Date: February 16, 2012
The event will include a series of roundtable discussions.
Article Title: Data Breach Blame Game
Date: January 30, 2012
The top 5 data breaches on the HHS “Wall of Shame” were caused by Business Associates. In this article by Selena Chavis, Bob Chaput weighs in with expert opinion on the various facets of responsibility for BAs and Covered Entities when it comes to HIPAA Hitech compliance and PHI data security.
Article Title: Privacy Boot Camp Targets Senior Execs
Date: January 10, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and its contractor KPMG recently started random HIPAA privacy and security audits. The boot camp will cover provisions of the rules and their penalties, the audit program, best practices and tools to prepare for an audit.
The day-long event will be at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Atlanta airport. The cost is $595 per person with a $100 discount for additional individuals from the same organization. More information is available athttp://clearwatercompliance.com/bootcamp.
Article Title: When Protecting PHI, Don’t Forget Ubiquitous But Risky Back-up Tapes
Date: September 23, 2011
Read MoreFor years Bob Chaput, president of the HIPAA consulting firm Clearwater Compliance LLC, has railed against the dangers of backup tapes, which he estimates are still in use today by about 75% of hospitals and plenty of health plans and other providers.
Until now, back-up tapes haven’t gotten much attention. That should change given they are at the center of an unprecedented breach, now the focus of a $4.9 billion proposed class-action lawsuit and investigation by the Office for Civil Rights.
In this article he weighs in on the case the loss of tapes from Scientific Applications International Corp. (SAIC) in San Antonio, Texas, a TRICARE vendor.
Article Title: HIPAA Audit Prep: Five Key Steps [Podcast Interview]
Date: September 23, 2011
Read MoreHealthcare organizations need to take five key steps to prepare for the upcoming HIPAA compliance audit program, says compliance specialist Bob Chaput.
If organizations take five HIPAA compliance steps, Chaput says, “I believe that the auditors are going to see a demonstration of a good-faith effort to comply with the regulations.”
In an interview with HealthcareInfoSecurity, Chaput spells out the steps.
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Publishes Seminal HIPAA Audit White Paper
Date: September 7, 2011
Read MoreClearwater Compliance, a leading HIPAA-HITECH consultancy, today announced the publication of a White Paper entitled “The 2012 HIPAA Audits:Will the Past Predict the Future?” The White Paper is based on the premise that understanding the possible impact of the upcoming privacy and security audits will lead organizations to better prepare for audits and, more importantly, assure their compliance with the regulations.
Article Title: Clearwater Releases V2.1 of Interactive HIPAA Audit Tool
Date: August 30, 2011
Read MoreClearwater Releases V2.1 of Interactive HIPAA Audit Tool
Enhanced Software-as-a-Service solution facilitates audit preparation and HIPAA security compliance. New and improved Version 2.1 includes many customer-requested enhancements
Article Title: Clearwater Compliance Launches HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel™ Live Web Event Series
Date: June 29, 2011
Read MoreClearwater Compliance, a leading HIPAA-HITECH consultancy, has announced the launch of the HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel™, a series of monthly live web events featuring healthcare industry experts offering relevant updates and discussing ramifications of the evolving HIPAA-HITECH regulations. The first event in the series, focused on HIPAA Security Risk Analysis DOs and DON’Ts, will take place on Thursday, July 14 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Article Title:Clearwater Compliance Co-Sponsors The PHI Project
Date:June 09th 2011
Read MoreClearwater Compliance, a leading HIPAA-HITECH consultancy, has announced its co-sponsorship of “The PHI Project,” a new initiative launched by the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to study the financial impact of unauthorized access to Protected Health Information (PHI).
Publication: Nashville Business Journal
Article Title: Executive Profile of Bob Chaput
Date:May 14th 2011
Read MoreRobert Chaput on leaving the corporate ranks to launch his own firm, letting his customers shape his business and hiring the smart ones.
Publication: CMIO Health Information Exchange
Article Title: Clearwater Launches HIPAA Navigator
Date:May 4th 2011
Read MoreClearwater Compliance has released Clearwater HIPAA Security Assessment, an interactive web-based navigator designed to assist organizations that handle electronic protected health information (PHI) in their HIPAA compliance efforts.
Publication: Healthcare Info Security
Article Title:Breach Notification Planning Tips: How to Avoid Creating Unnecessary Risk
Date:April 29th 2011
Read More“The drive toward EHR implementation has spurred renewed and long overdue focus on ensuring privacy and security for all patient information, especially electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). Data security is a critical risk management issue that is getting more and more attention in C-suites across the healthcare industry.”
Publication: ANSI
Article Title: Press Release about PHI Project
Date:April 19th 2011
Read MoreClearwater Compliance is a premium sponsor of the new PHI Project. The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) has joined the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), via its Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP), in partnership with the Shared Assessments Program and its Healthcare Working Group, for a new initiative on the financial impact of unauthorized access to protected health information (PHI). The “PHI Project” was formally kicked off on April 7th via a two-hour webinar involving 110 participants.
Publication: Healthcare Information Security
Article Title:ONC’s New Leader: An Assessment
Date:April 11th 2011
Read MoreSecurity consultant Bob Chaput, president of Clearwater Compliance, says: “Dr. Mostashari’s field experience as a scientist and large project implementer will be especially useful in providing effective leadership at ONC.”
Publication: Nashville Business Journal
Article Title:Health firms get tech check-up
Date:March 11th 2011
Read More“The drive toward EHR implementation has spurred renewed and long overdue focus on ensuring privacy and security for all patient information, especially electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). Data security is a critical risk management issue that is getting more and more attention in C-suites across the healthcare industry.”
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