On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published Guidance and a list of FAQs related to the provision of telehealth
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COVID-19 Update: Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties for Certain Hospitals
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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 …
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HIPAA and COVID-19: ABCs For Working From Home
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If your company is a covered entity or a business associate, you face unique challenges when workforce members ask or are required to work from home. Hopefully, your company’s HIPAA…
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More for Employers re: HIPAA Privacy and COVID-19
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The FAQs included in my prior post address employer response with an eye to HIPAA compliance. What else can an employer do or not do with employee information related to…
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FAQs on HIPAA Privacy and COVID-19
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Fox Rothschild partner Bill Maruca’s article, “Protecting Privacy During an Infectious Disease Panic”, is (unfortunately) as relevant today as it was when it was posted here more than 5 years…
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Does the HIPAA Concept of De-identification Serve to Adequately Protect the Privacy of all Personal Health Information?
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Fellow Fox Rothschild LLP Partner (and former hospital system General Counsel) Salvatore J. Russo generously contributed this post.
Some twenty-three years ago, the first well-publicized incident of the re-identification of…
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Tell Me Again: What Can Covered Entities (or their Business Associates) Charge for Medical Records Requests?
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The answer to this question has changed yet again. I’ve blogged on this topic several times in the past (see here, here and here), and described the question…
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HIPAA versus FERPA: New Joint Guidance Highlights Emergencies and Complexities
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More than eleven years have passed since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency responsible for the privacy of protected health information under HIPAA, and the…
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The California AG May Be Watching You, Covered Entity
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As Fox partner Odia Kagan posted yesterday, early enforcement of CCPA will focus on data related to kids. In addition, according to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle…
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Clear Message from OCR: Don’t Ignore (or Overcharge for) Patient Requests for Records
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Last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its second enforcement action and settlement with a provider for failing to comply with HIPAA’s patient access requirements. Korunda Medical, LLC,…
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