In This Issue:
- Right to Access Protected Health Information
- Restrictions on Health Plan Disclosures
- Guidance on How to Comply With the Expanded Patient Rights
..Evaluate Electronic Systems
..Revise...more
In This Issue:
- Modifications Related to the Use and Disclosure of PHI for Marketing Purposes
- Modifications Related to the Use and Disclosure of PHI for Research Purposes
..Compound Authorizations...more
In This Issue:
- Definition of “Unsecured Protected Health Information”
- Notice Requirements
- Action Items to Comply with the Breach Notification
- Excerpt from Definition of “Unsecured Protected Health...more
In This Issue:
- Expansion of, Clarifications to, and Explicit Inclusions in the Definition of BA
- BAs’ Direct Liability Under the Final Rule
- BAAs: Required Provisions Under the Final Rule and the Compliance...more
In This Issue:
- OMB Directs Department Heads to Prepare for Sequestration
- HHS Finalizes Omnibus HIPAA Rule, Enhances Privacy Requirements
- SCOTUS Says Equitable Tolling Not a Factor in DSH Case
- Report...more
1/25/2013
/ Data Protection ,
DSH ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OMB ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
Sequestration
On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advance copy of the final omnibus rule which implements changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the...more
1/22/2013
/ Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Notice Requirements ,
OCR ,
Privacy Policy