The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 may be the most well-known privacy law in the United States, but it is also one of the most misunderstood.
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Continue Reading HIPAA Covers a Lot Less Than People Think. But Beware of Other US Privacy Laws.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 ServicesPrior to the holiday, the OCR settled its thirteenth enforcement action under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which involved a primary care physician practicing in the State of Georgia.
Continue Reading No Signs of Slowing Down: The OCR Settles another Investigation under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
H.R. 7898, sent to the President for signature on December 24, 2020 may be the HIPAA holiday gift covered entities and business associates have been waiting for. The bill
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The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently settled four more investigations under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which totals 11 settlements thus
Continue Reading The OCR Remains Increasingly Active under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
Mental Health/substance abuse providers and providers treating HIV/AIDS patients are held to a higher standard when it comes to protecting medical records, requiring additional levels of consent and analysis prior
Continue Reading HIPAA Right to Access Initiative Targets Psychiatric/Mental Health Providers
Fox Rothschild LLP partner Beth Larkin listened to the HHS Office for Civil Rights 4/24/20 webinar (which should be posted on its website at some point) regarding HIPAA and COVID-19
Continue Reading OCR Webinar on HIPAA and COVID-19: Key Points for Covered Entities and Business Associates
By Margaret J. Davino, Salvatore J. Russo and Nawa A. Lodin
In the Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet published March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Continue Reading Medicare and OCR Relax Telehealth Rules Under Medicare and HIPAA
Effective March 15, 2020, certain hospitals that fail to comply with specific HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements will not be subject to HIPAA sanctions and penalties, according to a “COVID-19
Continue Reading COVID-19 Update: Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties for Certain Hospitals
It’s that time again for year-in-review articles. On December 16, 2019, Modern Healthcare has published an infographic that compares HIPAA breaches which occurred in 2019 to aggregate breach statistics from
Continue Reading 2019 HIPAA BREACHES: THE BOX SCORES