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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
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
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