You put your right HIPAA in…

re: You put your right HIPAA in…

Mark Heaney — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:12:43 GMT

That's awesome. I've been working with a number of organizations that have been trying to skirt the boundaries of HIPAA but with the line moving and blurring lately it's almost impossible.

Just recently a few have decided, similar to you, that they already go beyond HIPAA requirements for security and privacy it's time to stop playing games and just accept being BAAs.

While it would be nice for the government to get its act together and make the HIPAA rules clear and permanent, we can't wait for that. We've got important work to do.

re: Progressive position

Jan Oldenburg — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:48:15 GMT

That's great to hear, Sean. It certainly reduces the risks for organizations partnering with you. I think it will also increase consumer confidence in connected solutions.

re: You put your right HIPAA in…

David Harlow — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:45:36 GMT

Glad to see this development. While there is no reason to doubt the good faith behind the TOS which you say go above and beyond HIPAA requirements, many partners (and their lawyers -- since we have the occupational disability of assuming that things like the TOS will change and everyone who meant what they said will no longer be around) will feel much more comfortable with the BAA in hand. Are you taking an expansive view with respect to BAA's called for by ARRA? (i.e. will you count yourselves among the non-business-associates-who-are-supposed-to-sign-BAA's-anyway?)

Microsoft HealthVault: You put your right HIPAA in . . .

Trusted.MD Network — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:36:20 GMT

In a post today, Sean Nolan, Chief Architect of Microsoft Health Solutions and blogger at Family Health Guy explains Microsoft's position regarding whether Microsoft HealthVault is required to comply with the privacy standards under the Health Insuranc

re: You put your right HIPAA in…

hlthblog — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:50:33 GMT

Good move, Sean and team. Painful yes, but definitely the right thing to do. This will significantly help provider organizations and others that are being held back by uncertainty around HIPAA and the BAA.

Bill Crounse, MD