The ONC recently released a proposed rule under the 21st Century Cures Act to promote interoperability of health IT and advance access, exchange or use of electronic health information. If finalized, the proposed rule would...more
3/28/2019
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APIs ,
Conditional Certification ,
Cost Recovery ,
Data Blocking ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
License Fees ,
ONC ,
Proposed Rules
The ONC finally released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the “information blocking” prohibition of the 21st Century Cures Act by identifying conduct that is not information blocking. If finalized, ONC’s proposed...more
2/15/2019
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Exceptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Hospitals ,
ONC ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
In 2014, regulators around the globe issued guidelines, legislation and penalties in an effort to enhance security and control within the ever-shifting field of privacy and data protection. The Federal Trade Commission...more
12/11/2014
/ Africa ,
Anti-Spam Legislation ,
Canada ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Latin America ,
Legislative Agendas
On May 1, 2014, the White House released two reports addressing the public policy implications of the proliferation of big data. The first report is by the Executive Office of the President, entitled “Big Data: Seizing...more
5/13/2014
/ Barack Obama ,
Big Data ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
ECPA ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Public Policy