Almost one year ago, Washington State passed the “My Health, My Data” Act (the Act), which aims to protect Washington consumer health data, particularly data related to reproductive healthcare. The Act is the first law in the...more
In this episode, Gina Bertolini and Stephen Page discuss the most recent Information Blocking Rule compliance deadline. Using a recent letter from several health care providers and other stakeholders to the Office of the...more
In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more
10/7/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
PHI ,
Policy Statement ,
Vendors
In this week’s episode, Gina Bertolini discusses two important aspects of the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule that directly relate to health care providers, and how those aspects of the Final Rule will...more
12/17/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Conditions of Participation (CoP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Hospitals ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
ONC ,
Patient Access ,
Reporting Requirements
This episode is the first in a series focusing on recent efforts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to update 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2) regulations related to the confidentiality of...more
10/8/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Use Policies ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Medical Records ,
Mental Health ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Municipalities ,
Opioid ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse
Background - As many health care practitioners, health information management professionals, and health lawyers know, balancing patients’ privacy interests with the need to access accurate, up-to-date medical information can...more