I dive into the HIPAA weeds on a daily basis, and am sometimes asked about similarities and differences between HIPAA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fox
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4 Key Take-Aways For Harnessing AI In Compliance with HIPAA
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely viewed as a valuable tool for improving health and healthcare. It is being used by major technology companies such as Google, small start-up companies, and…
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Updated OCR Guidance on Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
The Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) provided guidance in June that reassured covered entity health care providers and that it is generally…
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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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New Apple Watch May Mark Time To Rethink HIPAA
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The new Apple Watch Series 4® is one of the more recent and sophisticated consumer health engagement tools. It includes a sensor that lets wearers take an electrocardiogram (ECG)…
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Beware: HIPAA Applies to the Health Plans You Never Knew You Had (Part 1: Employee Assistance Programs)
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You may be surprised to learn that those “extra” benefits your company offers to its employees such as your employee assistance program (“EAP”) and wellness program likely are subject to…
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Your Business Associates Hold Your HIPAA Compliance Future in Their Hands: Eleven Things You Can Do
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Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were recently featured again by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in the April 2017 issue of Medical Practice Compliance Alert…
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Nine Tips for Avoiding HIPAA Breaches When Responding to Widespread Healthcare Emergencies
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The aftermath of the Orlando nightclub tragedy has led to much discussion about ways that healthcare providers can and should deal with compliance with health information privacy requirements in the…
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Reflections on HIPAA Protections and Permissions in the Wake of the Orlando Tragedy
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
My heart goes out to any family member trying desperately to get news about a loved one in the hours and days following an individual or widespread tragedy, irrespective of…
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