On December 1, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided guidance on the intersection of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the use of...more
Over the last two months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published guidance regarding the enforcement of HIPAA and its privacy and security requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health...more
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In its most recent cybersecurity initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients, described as a set of...more