Electronic Medical Records

HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

by Ryan Blaney | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on its website a series of factsheets designed to educate consumers unfamiliar with their rights under the Health Insurance...more

HHS Revokes Certification of Two EHR Products

by King & Spalding on 4/30/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on April 25, 2013 that it has revoked the certification of two electronic health records (EHR) products. The products, EHRMagic-Inpatient and EHRMagic-Ambulatory,...more

OIG and CMS Issue Proposals to Extend Safe Harbor and Exception for EHR Donations

by Darby C. Allen, Donna S. Clark | BakerHostetler on 4/22/2013

In the April 10 Federal Register, two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed rules that many healthcare providers have been anxiously awaiting affecting donations of electronic...more

CMS, OIG Propose to Extend EHR Stark Exception and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor

by King & Spalding on 4/16/2013

On April 10, 2013, CMS and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) each published proposed rules to extend the sunset dates for the Stark exception and anti-kickback statute safe harbor permitting donations of EHR software...more

OIG Proposes Amendments to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor

by Paul Koob, Dee Spagnuolo | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/11/2013

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services announced and solicited comments to proposed rule changes to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor (EHRSH) under the federal...more

CMS and OIG Propose Extension of Federal Stark Exception and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor for Electronic Health Record Donations

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/11/2013

On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services published complementary proposed rules in the...more

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 4/9/2013

With the recent issuance of the long-awaited final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the protection of patient information has been a hot topic among the health care industry the past few months....more

Will Federal Protection for EHR Donations Be Extended Beyond December 31, 2013?

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/1/2013

Rumors are circulating that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) will continue to allow the donation of electronic health...more

CMS Focuses on Fraud Associated with Increased Use of Electronic Health Records

by Tom Crane | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/22/2013

Acting CMS Administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, recently reaffirmed the agency’s concern that the increased use of electronic health records (“EHRs”) has contributed to increases in fraudulent billing practices by providers. At a...more

Health Care Reform Update -- March 19, 2013

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/20/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News – Budgets and the Continuing Resolution (CR); Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other...more

Breaking Down The HIPAA Rule Changes: Part 5 Of 5 - Changes To Patients' Rights Under The Final Rule

by Erin Fleming Dunlap, Rebecca Frigy, Matthew Murer, Thomas O'Donnell, Kristen Rosati, Emily Wey | Polsinelli on 2/18/2013

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

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

by Jennifer Cetta, Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations, and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Blood Bank Settles FTC Complaint About Customer Data Privacy

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/11/2013

Any company that collects personal information about individuals, such as credit card numbers and social security numbers, must be very careful about the way in which it stores and secures that information. Even a blood bank...more

Business Associates Beware

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 2/11/2013

If you haven’t yet caught up with the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule and its consequences for those businesses who are not themselves healthcare providers, but are service providers to healthcare entities (and even further downstream...more

New HIPAA Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors

by Amy Gordon, Susan M. Nash, Jamie Weyeneth | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2013

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act omnibus regulations recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have significant ramifications for business associates and subcontractors of...more

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/4/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule Background: The HIPAA Security Rule protects electronic PHI by requiring Covered Entities to implement certain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards surrounding...more

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HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

HHS Revokes Certification of Two EHR Products

OIG and CMS Issue Proposals to Extend Safe Harbor and Exception for EHR Donations

CMS, OIG Propose to Extend EHR Stark Exception and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor

OIG Proposes Amendments to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor

CMS and OIG Propose Extension of Federal Stark Exception and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor for Electronic Health Record Donations

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

Will Federal Protection for EHR Donations Be Extended Beyond December 31, 2013?

CMS Focuses on Fraud Associated with Increased Use of Electronic Health Records

Health Care Reform Update -- March 19, 2013

Breaking Down The HIPAA Rule Changes: Part 5 Of 5 - Changes To Patients' Rights Under The Final Rule

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

Blood Bank Settles FTC Complaint About Customer Data Privacy

Business Associates Beware

New HIPAA Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

Final HIPAA Rule Has Sweeping Impact on Covered Entities and Business Associates

Overview of 2013 Amendments to HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules

2013 HIPAA Changes

The Omnibus Final HIPAA Rule Is Here

New HIPAA Breach Notification Rule May Prove Costly for HIPAA-Covered Entities

OCR Releases Sample Business Associate Agreement Provisions

Final Rules Under HIPAA/HITECH Impact Employer Plans

Key Elements of the New “Omnibus” HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Reshapes Landscape for Health Care Privacy, Security Compliance

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