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Proposed HIPAA Changes to Promote Coordinated Care

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Privacy revisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may be on the horizon, with some potential changes that could benefit both patients and the healthcare industry. Other changes, if...more

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$100,000 HIPAA Settlement With Solo Physician Practice

Dr. Steven A. Porter, M.D., P.C. (Dr. Porter’s Practice) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) entered into a $100,000 no-fault settlement agreement and two year...more

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ONC, CMS Finalize Transforming Interoperability and Patient Access to Data Rules

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on March 9, 2020, released separate but related final rules addressing interoperability,...more

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More Data Please! The Challenges of Applying Health Information Privacy Laws to the Development of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of our daily lives, from greeting us in the morning through smart home devices, creating shopping lists, playing music, setting timers, and alerting us of a traffic jam on our...more

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Amid Release of Framework, HHS Pledges Access to Records, Privacy, Interoperability

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 2 (February 2020)  - The year is still young, but the federal government has announced a potentially far-reaching privacy effort that should catch HIPAA compliance officers’ attention. And...more

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District Court Ruling Impacts HIPAA Access Request Permissible Charges

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On January 23, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia declared sections of the 2013 Omnibus Rule unlawful. The Court found that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) impermissibly...more

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Google Health's Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns

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Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more

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New HIPAA Guidance for Medical App Developers

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The federal Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA, maintains a website with very helpful "frequently asked questions" (FAQs) regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule....more

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$22 Billion Administrative Overreach

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A mind-boggling example of administrative overreach, i.e. HHS’s issuance of overreaching regulations (in 2013) and sub-regulatory Guidance (in 2016), which impose a $22 billion lifetime regulatory cost ($1.52 billion per year...more

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The President Can Tweet, But Can A Doctor Text?

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Text messaging is a convenient way for busy doctors to communicate, but for years, the question has remained: are doctors allowed to convey sensitive health information with other members of their provider team over SMS? The...more

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The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force Prompts HHS to Issue a Revised HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool

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Congress established the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force (the “Task Force”) in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (the “Act”) to address the challenges the health care industry faces when securing and protecting...more

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21st Century Cures Act - HIPAA & Other Privacy Considerations

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On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act) into law. The Cures Act addresses a wide range of healthcare topics including clinical research, treatment of mental health and substance...more

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Significant Changes to Health Information Technology Found in 21st Century Cures Act

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On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act ("Cures Act"), H.R. 34, into law. It enjoyed bipartisan support and was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate in recent weeks. The expansive...more

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OCR Explains How Information Blocking Violates HIPAA

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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently posted guidance clarifying that a business associate such as an information technology vendor generally may not block or terminate access by a...more

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ONC Contracting Guide Aims to Restore Balanced Bargaining Between Providers and EHR Vendors

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The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently published a contracting Guide to assist healthcare providers when entering into electronic health record (EHR) contracts with EHR...more

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Digital Health Care Alert: Is Your Health Care App subject to HIPAA? The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for...

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OCR’s Compliance Guidance for Health Care App Developers - The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently provided guidance (in the form of six “real-life” scenarios) to help...more

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Highlights From The 2016 OIG Work Plan

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016. The annual work plan can provide valuable insights into the OIG’s planned areas of...more

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HIPAA Security Requirements Aren't Cloudy, Especially to Whistleblowers

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (SEMC) in Brighton,...more

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New HIPAA Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information

The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released Version 2.0 of its Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information (Guide)....more

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HHS/Office of the National Coordinator issues report that health information sharing is being blocked to gain a competitive edge

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In a scathing report released last Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) accused hospitals and software vendors of preventing the sharing of health information in order...more

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Healthcare Legal News Volume 5 Number 2

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According to a recent study by Accenture, by 2017 approximately 18 percent of the American public will purchase insurance through exchanges versus relying on traditional employer healthcare coverage or foregoing insurance...more

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Locke Lord QuickStudy: Recent Health Care Updates

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On January 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its plan to propose changes to the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (EHR Incentive Program). According to CMS, the rule will address...more

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HIPAA in the Time of Ebola

Ebola has recently been the source of much concern, and health care providers and hospitals are taking steps to prepare themselves for the possibility of treating patients with Ebola. In addition to all of the medical...more

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Ebola or Not, Patient Privacy Must Be Protected: Office for Civil Rights Issues Bulletin on HIPAA Requirements in Emergency...

In the wake of the recent Ebola cases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new bulletin reminding HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates that the...more

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HHS OIG Announces Information Security Initiatives in 2015 Work Plan

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The 2015 Work Plan of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted on Friday, October 31, 2014, includes initiatives focused on testing information security controls related to...more

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