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Rebecca L. Williams

Rebecca L. Williams

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP


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Deadline Approaches for Reporting 2012 Small Breaches

HIPAA covered entities have through Friday, March 1, 2013, to report small breaches of unsecured protected health information that occurred in calendar year 2012 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A...more

2/26/2013 - Data Breach HHS HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule Notice Requirements Unsecured Protected Health Information

New Omnibus Rule Released: HIPAA Puts on More Weight

On Jan. 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited “Omnibus Rule,” which amends the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

1/24/2013 - Business Associates Covered Entities Data Breach Data Protection Enforcement GINA HHS HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule HITECH Marketing PHI Privacy Policy

One Week to Get Business Associate Agreements Executed Under HIPAA Omnibus Rule’s Grandfather Clause

On Jan. 17, 2013, the long-awaited HIPAA “Omnibus Rule” went on display at the Federal Register, finalizing changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules....more

1/21/2013 - Business Associates Compliance Data Breach Data Protection Enforcement HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule Notice Requirements

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Released

At long last, after much delay and speculation, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has been placed on display at the Federal Register in preparation for formal publication....more

1/18/2013 - Business Associates Compliance Covered Entities Data Breach Enforcement HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule Marketing Notice Requirements PHI

Washington Attorney General's Office Opinion Undermines Electronic Health Records Donation Programs

In 1949, the Washington Legislature enacted what has become known as the “anti-rebate statute,” codified as RCW Chapter 19.68. Rep. Eileen Cody recently asked the state Attorney General (AG)’s Office whether this statute...more

12/13/2012 - Anti-Rebate Statutes Charitable Donations Clinical Laboratories Electronic Health Record Incentives Electronic Medical Records

Clock Running on Comment Period for Meaningful Use Stage 3 Measures

On Nov. 16, 2012, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a request for comment regarding Stage 3 meaningful use measures, taking a step forward in the ongoing effort to define...more

12/12/2012 - Health Information Technologies Meaningful Use Medicaid Medicare

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