The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) final rule, issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of...more
4/10/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Certification Requirements ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
ONC ,
Risk Management ,
Technology
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of...more
12/18/2020
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
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HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Requests ,
Medicare ,
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OCR ,
Third-Party
On April 21, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they will...more
As part of the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020, Congress included a provision directing the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modify long-standing regulatory restrictions under the federal substance...more
The Department of Health and Human Services released its draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. This article outlines the goals of the plan, as well as challenges in healthcare that ONC hopes the...more
2/4/2020
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CEHRT ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Technology ,
Medical Research ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Strategic Planning ,
Technology ,
Value-Based Care
The ONC finally released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the “information blocking” prohibition of the 21st Century Cures Act by identifying conduct that is not information blocking. If finalized, ONC’s proposed...more
2/15/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Exceptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Hospitals ,
ONC ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
The 21st Century Cures Act encourages biomedical research investment and facilitates innovation review and approval processes, but also serves as a vehicle for a wide variety of other health-related measures, including...more