The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its first HIPAA Resolution Agreement of 2013 last week. According to the press release, Idaho State University (ISU) must pay OCR $400,000 and comply ...

Throughout 2013, HHS OCR has stated that covered entities of all sizes need to give priority to securing ePHI. In addition, HHS OCR has recommended that covered entities identify and mitigate risks ...

On Saturday, I wrote about the White House’s decision to reject labor unions’ demands to alter Obamacare such that certain union members with health benefits could qualify for subsidies intended for ...

The White House is working with congressional leaders to shape a resolution that authorizes the type of military action that would send a "clear message" to President Bashar Assad and cripple the ...

Topeka? The Kansas Republican Party has adopted a resolution that demands state leaders reject Common Core school standards and prohibit adoption of new science standards. State GOP Chair Kelly Arnold ...

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This is a key moment for the WPS agenda. Twenty-five years after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325, ...

How did you become involved in alternative dispute resolution? “After college and before law school I was fortunate to work in a pilot mediation program in the court system. Working with potential ...

Editor’s note: This is part two in a two-part series on video surveillance trends from the perspective of several industry experts. Part one examines overall industry trends, the continued migration ...

Despite the federal government shut down and amid students continuing to die or be injured in the school bus “Danger Zone,” ...