On April 2, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced that it will not impose civil money penalties against covered entity health care providers or their business associates for a...more
On April 26, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding HIPAA Civil Money Penalties (the Notice) to inform the public...more
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a long-awaited Request for Information seeking feedback on whether and how the HIPAA Rules should be revised to better promote...more