Today the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules published in December of 2022 changing the requirements for handling SUD patient information governed by 45 CFR part
Continue Reading Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records Now More Closely Aligned With HIPAAGroundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and Beyond
Exactly 12 days before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) gave the health industry a unique gift buried in a 900+…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and BeyondIn Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
On November 6, 2023, the HHS Office of Inspector General published a new compilation of compliance guidance under the title General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for the healthcare compliance community…
Continue Reading In Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program GuidanceL.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to Know
Disregard your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act obligations at your own risk.
That’s the stark warning covered entities and business associates should take away from a recent settlement entered…
Continue Reading L.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to KnowFTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning Letter
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a joint letter (“Joint Letter”) (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/FTC-OCR-Letter-Third-Party-Trackers-07-20-2023.pdf)…
Continue Reading FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterSurvey: Nearly All Providers Say Interoperability Capabilities Are Vital in Post-Acute Care
Brightree by ResMed (“Brightree”), a cloud-based management software platform for healthcare providers, has conducted its biannual interoperability survey, and issued its corresponding biannual Interoperability and Engagement Research Report. Most…
Continue Reading Survey: Nearly All Providers Say Interoperability Capabilities Are Vital in Post-Acute CareRegister for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 Privacy Summit
Privacy, data security and regulatory compliance affect companies in every industry. Join leading privacy professionals at our fifth annual Privacy Summit as they discuss some of the most consequential topics…
Continue Reading Register for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 Privacy SummitAre We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just Ahead
As states enact and enforce various laws restricting, prohibiting, and even criminalizing abortion and other reproductive health care services, HIPAA rules that allow disclosure of patient information become potential privacy…
Continue Reading Are We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just AheadBetter Keep Health Data Private, FTC Signals to On-Line Health Care Providers
Watch out HHS, the FTC is taking the lead in enforcing privacy violations by companies also subject to HIPAA. BetterHelp, an on-line mental health platform, engaged in unfair and unreasonable…
Continue Reading Better Keep Health Data Private, FTC Signals to On-Line Health Care ProvidersOCR Warns Providers About Patient Data Trackers
Earlier this week, our Fox partner Odia Kagan spoke on HIMSS TV about the risks associated with what may be a “blind spot” in your data privacy compliance efforts: the…
Continue Reading OCR Warns Providers About Patient Data Trackers