Monitoring Legal Developments Relating to the Privacy and Security of Health Information
The HIT Policy Committee is suppose to unveil its recommendations on the definition of "Meaningful Use" of electronic health records (EHRs) on June 16th, reports Health Data Management. …
Continue Reading “Meaningful Use” Definition Recommendation Due out June 16th
In accordance with the 90-day deadline established for an operating plan to be submitted to Congress on expenditures related to the $2 Billion Dollars appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
Continue Reading Putting ARRA Money in the HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Mouth
As HITECH refocuses the health care industry’s attention on security, the role of National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) in developing standards for health information security will become more …
Continue Reading Fox Rothschild to Participate at NIST and CMS Security Rule Conference
Introduction to Intellectual Property
As my initial entry to this blog, I would like to provide a high-level overview of U.S. Intellectual Property ("IP”) law. This overview will provide background information…
This morning, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will delay (again) enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule,” now until August 1, 2009 to give affected entities more time…
Continue Reading Red Flag Enforcement Delayed to August 1, 2009
On April 17, 2009, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance specifying the technologies and methodologies that render PHI unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, as…
Continue Reading HHS Issues Guidance on Security Breach Notification
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted its proposed rule today implementing new breach notification requirements for health records, which were required to be promulgated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and…
Continue Reading FTC Issues Proposed Rules for Security Breach Notification under HITECH
The recent changes to HIPAA brought about by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and its Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act have received a lot of attention, as of…
Continue Reading HIPAA Reminder Notice Due April 14th for Large Health Plans
The Center for Democracy and Technology ("CDT") has released a great guidance document that compares the requirements under the newly-enacted HITECH Act against HIPAA, and highlights specific changes resulting from this new legislation. The CDT guidance document…
Since HIPAA and its related Privacy and Security Rules went into effect for health care providers, there have been a number of new laws and regulations passed that impact the…
Continue Reading HITECH, Red Flags, HIPAA and Updating Privacy & Security Programs
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