HIPAA

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Digging Deeper: A Guide to Health Care Regulatory Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, Amy Kaufman, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2013

Introduction - Investing in the health care industry can be riskier and more complicated than investing in many other industries. Health care providers and suppliers, as well as those companies that interact with them,...more

Employers – Are You Updating Your HIPAA Documents?

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/15/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services released final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security regulations on January 25, 2013. ...more

HHS Expands HIPAA Privacy Compliance Requirements

by Robert Bohner | Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its final rule, which implements the regulatory changes imposed on business associates found in the Health Information Technology for Economic...more

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 Considers Amending HIPAA Privacy Rule to Permit Disclosure of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

by Cory Fox, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

Adding yet another wrinkle to the nation’s contentious gun control debate, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting information and public...more

CMS Proposes Increased Rewards for Reporting Fraud and Abuse

by Ameena Ashfaq, B. Scott McBride | BakerHostetler on 5/7/2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule modifying certain provisions in their Incentive Reward Program (IRP) to sweeten the incentives for reporting sanctionable conduct....more

HIPAA Revises Business Associate Agreement Requirements

by Evelyn Haralampu | Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/7/2013

Protecting Health Information - The privacy of health information is protected by federal rules. These rules, which have been recently updated, affect the handling of “protected health information” (“PHI”) by business...more

HIPAA Task Force – May 2013

by Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Molly E. G. Ferraioli, Thora A. Johnson, Jessica Kuester, Peter Parvis | Venable LLP on 5/2/2013

In this issue: - What Your Business Needs To Do About Hipaa — Now - Action Items for Covered Entities and Business Associates (including Subcontractors) - Changes Impacting Business Associates (including...more

OCR Publishes HIPAA Guides for Providers and Consumers

by Kimberly J. Gold | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/2/2013

Understanding the complexities of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules is often a challenge for health care providers and consumers. Recognizing the widespread...more

EEOC Requires Reasonable Accommodations For Wellness Plans

by Angela Bohmann | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/1/2013

Many employers are offering wellness programs to employees in connection with their health plans and are aware of the HIPAA regulations that govern such programs. Although employers design their wellness programs to conform...more

Business Associates And HIPAA Compliance

by Patricia Calhoun | Carlton Fields on 4/25/2013

Pursuant to HIPAA, business associates of health care organizations have until September 23, 2013 to become HIPAA-compliant. This alert sets forth the factors often used to determine whether a company will be considered a...more

Firearms Debate Triggers OCR Request for Comments

by Dianne Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/24/2013

Gun violence is a hot topic in the wake of the Newtown shootings and the aftermath of last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, and now health privacy has joined the debate....more

Can Your Doctor Block Your Access to Your Medical Records?

by Janet Raasch | Lawyers.com on 4/24/2013

No. In every state, your health care provider must provide you with a copy of your medical records if you ask for them....more

HIPAA Marketing and Sale Provisions: Legal Potholes for Providers, Payors, Advertisers, Data Aggregators, Market Researchers and...

by Lisa Clark, Emmy Monahan | Duane Morris LLP on 4/22/2013

HIPAA Marketing and Sale Provisions Under HIPAA - The privacy and security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") and its regulations (the "HIPAA Rules") were designed...more

Healthcare Law -- Apr 22, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: The ACA’s Effects on the Employer Insurance Market; Using the Premium Assistance Option to Purchase Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries in the Exchange: A Review of the Legal, Policy and Operational Issues; and...more

The Employment Law Authority - March/April 2013

by Nicole Brooks, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Wade Fricke, Matthew J. Kelley, Andrew W. Merrills, Stephen A. Riga | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Immigration. Washington takes the first step toward immigration reform. - State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state. - Traditional. Wade Fricke and Matthew Kelley...more

HIPAA Privacy And Security Compliance: More Important Than Ever

by William Dillon | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/18/2013

On January 25, 2013 the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement rules. The effective date of the final rule was March 26, 2013, however, covered...more

Cloud Storage Providers Storing Protected Health Information May Be Obligated to Comply with HIPAA Regulations

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/17/2013

A recently issued government rule may unknowingly create significant liability and legal risk for many technology enterprises. The expanded definition of "business associates" and related interpretations by the Department of...more

HIPAA Preemption Case – Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

by William Dillon | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/15/2013

On April 9, 2013 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion regarding HIPAA preemption in the case of Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Care Administration. Opis...more

ACA Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Periods and Certificates of Creditable Coverage

by Amy Gordon, Megan Mardy, Jamie Weyeneth | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/12/2013

Recently issued Affordable Care Act guidance clarifies the prohibition on waiting periods in excess of 90 days and eliminates the requirement to issue HIPAA group health plan certificates of creditable coverage after December...more

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule - Assessing Your Organization's Compliance Readiness

by Theodore Kobus III, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 4/12/2013

The long awaited HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule became effective March 26, 2013, but covered entities, business associates and subcontractors will have until September 23, 2013, to fully comply. ...more

Federal Appeals Court Sides With HIPAA Over Florida Law in "Catch 22" Case Over the Release of Deceased Patient Records by Nursing...

by Martin Dix, Julie Gallagher, Sheryl D. Rosen | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/12/2013

As we first reported in December 2011, it's a common scenario: A Florida nursing home resident dies, and his or her spouse, surrogate, proxy, or attorney requests the resident's medical records. However, if the nursing home...more

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