HIPAA Privacy

The compliance date for HIPAA Privacy has long come and gone but compliance continues to be a daily adventure for covered entities and business associates alike. Together, Meade & Roach, LLP attorneys have assisted over 300 covered entities come into and maintain compliance with HIPAA.

With the final Enforcement Rule being published by HHS in 2006, maintaining the health of a HIPAA privacy program is critical. In light of the final rule, covered entities should consider performing privacy and security audits.

We offer a variety of HIPAA Privacy services, including:

  • privacy audits

  • applying privacy rules to specific facts as they arise

  • assisting covered entities in integrating state law privacy directives with federal standards

  • reviewing privacy policies for continued relevance

  • undertaking internal investigations in response to OCR privacy investigations

  • responding to state privacy investigations

  • business associate contract management

  • training workforce

  • performing privacy compliance program "check-ups"