We have discussed the facts about the changes to the HIPAA laws and tackled some of the specific changes and issues that you, as pharmacy owners, need to review within your current HIPAA Compliance Program. However, you may be still
In my last blog post, I informed you of changes to HIPAA and how it will be enforced. Here are some of the specific changes in the Omnibus HIPAA Final Rule and how that impacts you as a pharmacy owner:
In case you haven’t heard, substantial changes to HIPAA regulations, enforcement, and penalties—with the catchy name of HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule—went into effect last March. September 23, 2013, is the day your pharmacy must be compliant with the new regulations.
Can you believe that it has been almost a decade since the HIPAA laws were put into effect? And like many pharmacy owners, has your HIPAA Policy and Procedure manual sat on your book shelf and collected dust? Well things
