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[Webinar] HIPAA in 2021: Proposed Changes to the Privacy Rule - January 25th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that would significantly impact the day-to-day operations of HIPAA covered entities. In this...more

Butler Snow LLP

Privacy Versus Pandemic: Must HIPAA Yield to a Public Health Emergency?

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The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic visited on America in the past several months has quickly reinvigorated the foundational and important debate concerning where, in a free society, individual autonomy ends (or should end) and...more

Lowndes

Managing Privacy Issues and COVID-19 at Independent Living Facilities and Age-Restricted Housing Communities

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As COVID-19 cases continue to spike, people are afraid, especially seniors who are more susceptible to the disease. Understandably, when an infection occurs, residents of independent living facilities and age-restricted...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Perspectives: Permissible Disclosures under HIPAA, Especially in the Time of COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic demands for Personal Health Information (PHI) from law enforcement, the press, politicians and the public are increasing. While there may be good reasons behind many of these demands, healthcare...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CARES Act From a Health CARE Perspective

On March 27, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act or the Act). This $2.2 trillion package is designed to provide relief to those impacted by the COVID-19...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and our health system is pushed to and beyond capacity, lawmakers and stakeholders are assessing different ways to handle the incredible volume of patients suddenly needing care. One...more

Cozen O'Connor

HIPAA and COVID-19: Balancing Public Health Concerns and Patient Privacy in the Midst of a Pandemic

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Although COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to hit the United States, the virus has thrown the country into uncharted territory as federal and state governments and agencies struggle to contain the virus’s quick-moving...more

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Labor Relations During a Pandemic: Employer Duties Under the NLRA in the Wake of COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak implicates many different laws for employers to consider as they develop and refine their responses to rapidly changing circumstances. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is just one of these laws....more

K&L Gates LLP

Practical and Legal Implications of Coronavirus Outbreak for Healthcare Providers

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The respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China and has now been detected in almost 70 locations internationally, including in the United States....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FAQs On HIPAA Privacy And COVID-19

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Fox Rothschild partner Bill Maruca’s article, “Protecting Privacy During an Infectious Disease Panic”, is (unfortunately) as relevant today as it was when it was posted more than 5 years ago. Swap Ebola for COVID-19, and the...more

Morgan Lewis

How Hospitals Can Balance Public Health Concerns, Patient Privacy in Responding to Coronavirus

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Recent guidance from the Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reiterates that existing privacy laws and emergency preparedness standards provide an effective framework for providers...more

Cozen O'Connor

How Boards and Property Managers Should Prepare for COVID-19 in New York

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Click here to read more on the coronavirus According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the immediate risk of being exposed to COVID-19 (aka, the coronavirus) is thought to be low. While the virus is not...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: COVID-19 - HIPAA Concerns in the Context of Novel Coronavirus

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In this week’s episode, Hannah Maroney, Cheryl Choice and Steven Pine provide some background on COVID-19 and discuss challenges health care providers may face with respect to the disclosure of protected health information...more

FordHarrison

What if Michael Scott Had Contracted Coronavirus?

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During a particularly good episode of The Office, Michael Scott burned his foot, made a screaming SOS call to the receptionist imploring the good people of Dunder-Mifflin for assistance, wrapped his leg in bubble wrap, and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Does My Health FSA Cover My Surgical Mask Bulk-Purchase? (and other pressing questions about the intersection of coronavirus,...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Because everything has a coronavirus angle now….this blog post covers various issues and considerations plan sponsors and administrators should keep in mind as the coronavirus outbreak continues to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Public Health vs. Patient Privacy – How Coronavirus is Putting HIPAA to the Test

In a recent blog post, colleagues in our Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice addressed the legal framework pertaining to coronavirus (COVID-19) risks in the workplace. As the number of cases continues to the...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

HIPAA Privacy Rule Still Applies for Employers Amid 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

Since the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was first detected in December, the death toll has continued to rise as the virus quickly spreads. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials have stated that while the immediate...more

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HIPAA Privacy and Coronavirus

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With the recent spread of coronavirus (2019-nCoV), it is an important time to examine what information employers may share under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule during an outbreak of infectious disease or other emergency situation....more

Fisher Phillips

Reminder: Coronavirus Emergency Does Not Trump HIPAA Privacy Rule

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The government just sent a stern reminder to all employers, especially those involved in providing healthcare, that they must still comply with the protections contained in the HIPAA Privacy Rule during the Coronavirus...more

Morgan Lewis

Responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Guidance for US Employers

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The outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has created a number of questions and compliance challenges for employers in the United States as well as across the globe. This is a fluid and rapidly changing...more

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California Bill Proposes CCPA Exceptions for HIPAA De-identified Information, Other Health Data

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On January 6, 2020, the California State Senate’s Health Committee unanimously approved California AB 713, a bill that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to except from CCPA requirements additional...more

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