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OCR Says HIPAA Audits Will Resume: OIG Makes Recommendations for Enhancement

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Recognizing the increasing number of successful cyberattacks targeting health care organizations and their valuable patient data, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is calling for enhancements to the HIPAA audit...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Old Rule, New Tricks: HHS Finalizes Most Substantial Changes to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rule in Decades

The long-anticipated final rule addressing substance use disorder (SUD) records at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, commonly referred to as Part 2, is here. The final rule is a joint undertaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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Increased Regulatory Scrutiny on Health Technology Companies’ Use of Advertising Technologies

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The proliferation of health apps and connected devices that allow individuals to track their health conditions, treatment, medications, fitness, fertility, sleep, mental health, diet and other vital areas has led to increased...more

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WEBINAR: Breach, Enforcement and Beyond: HIPAA Breach Notification Analysis and OCR Enforcement Activities

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The Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Health and Human Services revised the breach notification regulations last year in order to make the analysis of whether a breach occurred more objective. In addition, OCR...more

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“Cha-Ching” – HIPAA Settlement Reaches New Heights and Signals More To Come

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In the largest HIPAA enforcement action to date, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) extracted $4.8 million from two leading New York institutions, New York-Presbyterian Hospital...more

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