A tricky issue for mobile health app developers since the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its first “Health App Use Scenarios & HIPAA” guidance back in 2016 has been
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OCR Webinar on HIPAA and COVID-19: Key Points for Covered Entities and Business Associates
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…
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Dos and Don’ts from OCR’s Guidance and FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA
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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The Cost for a Copy of Medical Records? It May Depend Who’s Asking
The Report to Congressional Committees of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO Report”), required under the 21st Century Cures Act, came out about a month earlier than…
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“No” to ACO Data Sharing? Proposed Rules Tweak Medicare Beneficiary Opt-Out Notice Procedure
Medicare beneficiaries whose healthcare providers participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) may want to add the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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HIPAA Holiday Cheer (Lament?)
On the twelfth day of breaches
my hacker sent to me:
Twelve Data Downloads
Eleven Plundered Patches
Ten Missed BA Contracts
Nine Malware Installs
Eight Mis-sent Faxes
Seven Stolen Laptops…
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HHS/OCR Audits Are Almost Here – OCR Issues “Sample” Audit Letter
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a “sample” letter that will be used as the template for the actual letters that OCR will issue to those covered entities that are selected for HIPAA audits in 2012.
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HHS/OCR Audits are Coming: What are Covered Entities Doing to Prepare?
Those entities subject to both the HIPAA privacy and security rules should pay close attention to recent action taken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, which will increase the frequency and depth of government audits for HIPAA/ITECH compliance over the next year.
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