If you are a HIPAA-covered entity or business associate, you likely know that patient PHI may only be created, received, maintained, and transmitted as permitted by the HIPAA Security Rule
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HHS Issues Guidance in Light of Dobbs Decision
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance on June 29 discussing privacy protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) in the…
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On June 13th, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) issued guidance advising that covered health care providers and health plans (covered entities) can provide audio-only telehealth services…
Continue Reading New Telehealth Guidance Gives Thumbs-Up to Audio-Only ServicesUpdated OCR Guidance on Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients
The Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) provided guidance in June that reassured covered entity health care providers and that it is generally…
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OCR Warning: Phone Scammer Posing as Investigator to Obtain PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a warning that it has received reports that someone has been impersonating an OCR inspector in…
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Too Much (Protected Health) Information Exposed + Too Little Response = $3M and Corrective Action Plan for Medical Imaging Company
“TMI” usually means “too much information”, but it was used aptly by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as an acronym for a covered entity that exposed protected health information…
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New HIPAA Guidance on Disclosure of PHI Related to Opioid Abuse and Mental Health
In our most recent post, the Top 5 Common HIPAA Mistakes to Avoid in 2018, we noted that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil…
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Florida Supreme Court Rules That Privacy Continues After Death
On November 9, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in the case of Emma Gayle Weaver, etc. v. Stephen C. Myers, M.D., et al., that the right to privacy under…
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“Getting Receipts” – The Millennial Disconnect Between Short-Term Social Media Posts and HIPAA
Long gone are the days when social media consisted solely of Myspace and Facebook, accessible only by logging in through a desktop computer at home or personal laptop. With every…
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Your Business Associates Hold Your HIPAA Compliance Future in Their Hands: Eleven Things You Can Do
Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were recently featured again by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in the April 2017 issue of Medical Practice Compliance Alert…
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