Happy Spring!
We’ve been having some lovely spots of weather here, well minus ice, and a Nor’easter is projected this week… It must mean that spring is in the air! With that in mind, it’s time for a little house cleaning. When was the last time you changed your passwords? You...
HIPAA and Your Contract Employees
This week we are dealing with contract employees or independent contractors, either of which are usually paid by 1099. (Note: this does not mean that if they are given a 1099, they are an independent contractor – that is a whole different discussion.) One of our...
Do Business Associates need to report a breach to HHS, or to the Covered Entity?
Hello again, this question was posed to us this past week by one of our clients. Do Business Associates need to report a breach to HHS or should it be reported to the covered entity, and the covered entity report to HHS? This is a great question, and I’m going to...