On June 24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized the Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking (Disincentive Rule) under the 21st Century...more
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The HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) posted its long-awaited final rule implementing information blocking penalties on June 27, 2023. This final rule — which applies to health IT developers of...more
On April 11, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) announced proposed revisions to the Information Blocking Rule (IBR) as part of its recent “HTI-1” proposed rule (see our previous coverage of the HTI-1...more
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced a new proposed rule on April 11, 2023, titled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm...more
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more
Our latest briefing explores the NAIC’s efforts to address algorithmic bias, the Colorado Division of Insurance’s latest stakeholder session on external consumer data and algorithms, and a private-sector solution for...more
The televised “thud” of explosions in Ukraine has an ominous but deceptively distant tone. For many organizations the hostilities are closer at hand, in the form of cyberattacks that could spread beyond the Russian-Ukrainian...more
As insurance companies continue to examine their compliance with current privacy and cybersecurity regulations, new state laws and proposed federal bills add another level of complexity to the landscape.
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On December 10, 2020, as part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule....more
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the final Information Blocking Rule. This rule is widely seen as a game-changer that will have...more
As states begin to gradually reopen their economies, employers are facing questions about when and how to safely bring employees back to work. Although scientists and health care professionals continue to study the spread of...more
On April 2, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) announced that, effective immediately, they would exercise “enforcement discretion” regarding disclosures of COVID-19-related...more
With paramedics, law enforcement, public health authorities and other first responders at the forefront in helping combat COVID-19, the sharing of protected health information (PHI) with them is often critical to ensure that...more
To minimize the spread of the coronavirus, many companies and state and local governments recently mandated that non-essential employees work from home rather than come into the office. While modern technology makes such...more
As employers respond to the daily influx of information about COVID-19, Faegre Drinker continues to update its Employer’s Action Guide and monitor dynamic federal and state developments. Some governmental agencies have...more
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Internet-connected medical devices are nothing new. From x-ray machines to infusion pumps, these devices have helped push major advancements in clinical care. Increasingly, we see health care technology moving out of...more