Publications by Elizabeth Callahan

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HHS Finalizes HIPAA Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments and Electronic Signatures and Signals More Regulatory Updates in 2026

[03/25/26]

Important Deadlines for HIPAA Covered Entities and Part 2 Programs

[02/26/26]

"DEI Scrutiny Update: DOJ Issues Guidance on Anti-Discrimination Obligations for Federal Funding Recipients." Journal of Healthcare Compliance, November-December 2025.

[11/04/2025]

DEI Scrutiny Update: DOJ Issues Guidance on Anti-Discrimination Obligations for Federal Funding Recipients 

[08/08/25]

"As Executive Branch Scrutiny of DEI Programs Intensifies, Companies Must Assess All Aspects of Their Policies and Business Practices to Ensure Compliance with Civil Rights Laws." Journal of Health Care Compliance/Wolters Kluwer, July-August 2025.

[07/22/2025]

As Executive Branch Scrutiny of DEI Programs Intensifies, Companies Must Assess All Aspects of Their Policies and Business Practices to Ensure Compliance with Civil Rights Laws

[06/05/25]

Navigating Immigration Enforcement in Health Care Settings

[02/04/25]

Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act: What Employers Need to Know

[01/24/25]

Important Alert: Response to Emailed Bomb Threats

[12/13/18]

Largest Health Data Breach = Largest OCR Settlement in History

[10/19/18]

SAMHSA Releases Additional Changes to 42 CFR “Part 2” Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations

[01/26/18]

CMS Clarifies that Texting PHI Through Secure Platforms Is Permissible – But Not Orders!

[12/29/17]

OCR Continues Heightened Pace of HIPAA Enforcement Actions

[05/08/17]

First Three HIPAA Enforcement Actions of 2017

[02/13/17]

SAMHSA Releases Changes to “Part 2” Confidentiality Regulations

[01/25/17]

Did You Get an OCR HIPAA Audit Letter or a Golden Pass?

[07/19/16]

Your Money or Your PHI: New Guidance on Ransomware

[07/19/16]

HIPAA on the Small Screen: OCR Penalizes Unauthorized Patient Filming

[04/27/16]

OCR Phase 2 Audits Are Underway!

[03/23/16]

Double Trouble: Lack of Safeguards with Internet Document Sharing Application and Mobile Devices Results in $218,400 HIPAA Settlement for Hospital

[07/20/15]

HHS Announces HIPAA Settlements for Stolen Laptops

[04/25/14]

OCR Issues Spanish Version of Model Notice of Privacy Practices

[02/25/14]

October 14, 2013, Executive Insight, Advance Healthcare Network, HIPAA Breach Notification – Practical steps for handling a health information breach

Hall Render’s Practical Health – Summer/Fall 2013

[09/01/13]

HHS Issues HITECH Final Rule

[01/18/13]

OCR Provides Update on HIPAA Security and Privacy Audit Program

[06/13/12]

New HITECH Regulations on the Horizon

[03/29/12]

HIPAA Breach Notification Reports Due to OCR by February 29, 2012 for Calendar Year 2011 Small Breaches

[02/28/12]

July/Aug 2011, Hall Render Practical Health, Steiner v. Bonanni and the Future of Protected Health Information in Michigan

Hall Render’s Practical Health – July/August 2011

[07/28/11]

July 5, 2011, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, High Profile HIPAA Fines Rattle Health Biz

June 2011, Reach MD Radio, radio interview on impact of Steiner v. Bonnani, Michigan Court of Appeals case on HIPAA pre-emption and state physician-patient privilege law

A New Era of Fraud Enforcement and Outreach – Government Health Care Fraud Prevention Summits, Webcasts and Tweets

[05/26/11]

OCR Continues to Raise the Stakes with HIPAA Enforcement: Mass General Agrees to a Settlement of $1 Million for Possible Violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

[03/07/11]

HIPAA Breach Notification Reports Due to OCR by March 1, 2011 for Calendar Year 2010 Breaches

[02/24/11]

HIPAA’s New Teeth Take First Bite: HHS Imposes a $4.3 Million Civil Money Penalty for Violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

[02/23/11]

Hall Render’s Practical Health – September/October 2010

[09/01/10]

Fall 2010, Michigan Medical Law Report (page 6), Thrown Away: Rite Aid settlement underscores the importance of personal information disposal

September 2010, Hall Render Practical Health (page 3), Quality as the New Compliance Enforcement Tool

September 2010, AIS Report on Patient Privacy (page 4), Rule Clarifies Enforcement Issues But Raises a Host of New Questions

August 2010, AIS Report on Patient Privacy (page 8), Simple Mailing Mistakes Could Be HIPAA Violations Under New Rules

April 2010, Hall Render HIPAA Impact Series, New HIPAA Breach Notification Requirement