HIPAA Security - Compliance Reminder

Just when you thought it was safe to say “HIPAA” again, HIPAA security compliance is upon us. If you have been following HIPAA privacy, you know that security is the latest, and hopefully last, piece of the HIPAA puzzle. Most covered entities covered the topic of security in their privacy policies in a very general way as the Department of Health and Human Services’ final security regulations were issued in the same month as the privacy rules became effective for health care providers and large health plans.