Examples of The HITECH Act in a sentence
The HITECH Act outlines the Agency’s obligations when addressing privacy, security and breach of notification.
The HITECH Act requires that a business associate of a covered entity is required to comply with the HIPAA Security Rules including policies and procedures.
The HITECH Act: • Requires notification to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and individuals affected by a breach of unsecured PHI (PHI that was not encrypted, shredded, destroyed, wiped clean or sanitized).
The HITECH Act specifies that business associates will be subject to the same civil and criminal penalties previously only imposed on covered entities.
Cure a Breach HITECH Section 13404(b) The HITECH Act requires that a business associate take reasonable steps to cure breach of, or terminate, a business associate agreement if it becomes aware of a pattern of activity or practice by a covered entity the violates the agreement.
The HITECH Act and its implementing regulations impose new requirements with respect to privacy, security, and breach notification.
The HITECH Act and its implementing regulations impose new requirements on Business Associates with respect to privacy, security, and breach notification.
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2, "Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules," May 25, 2001 The HITECH Act, Pub.
Privacy Rules Duties HITECH Section 13404(a) The HITECH Act requires that business associates use or disclose protected health information only if such use or disclosure is consistent with the terms of the business associate agreement between the entity and the business associate.
The HITECH Act also increases the amount of civil penalties (up to $50,000 for each violation) to Business Associates for violation of HIPAA standards, whether the violation is due to reasonable cause or willful neglect.