Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Privacy and Healthcare Business Associates with Isabella Porter
State Law Privacy Video Series | Healthcare Entities and Health Data
Gerry Blass on Healthcare Vendor Risk Management
AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security
Is Your Practice's Marketing HIPAA Compliant?
Relaxed HIPAA Restrictions For Providers Using Telehealth
Compliance Perspectives: Permissible Disclosures under HIPAA, Especially in the Time of COVID-19
Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
Polsinelli Podcast - HIPAA Changes Overview
In the United States, the federal government has faced challenges in imposing vaccination mandates for large private employers, federal contractors, and certain health care employees. Because of that, choices around...more
Further to New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s December 6, 2021 announcement, the New York City Department of Health has now released detailed guidance regarding the vaccine mandate for private employers. Specifically,...more
On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major expansions to the “Key to NYC” program, including directing his Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a vaccine mandate for private-sector workers. On...more
Less than one week into LA’s SafePass proof of vaccine requirements for businesses went into effect, the Los Angeles City Council (the “Council”) voted 10-0 to remove malls and shopping centers as covered businesses. Mall...more
Note: This CMS Rule refenced in this Insight is separate and distinct from the OSHA ETS that was issued on November 4. Thus, although the CMS Rule could also be challenged in court, the November 6 court order blocking...more
On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights issued guidance to help the public and employers understand what privacy rules apply to disclosures and requests for...more
“Are you fully vaccinated?” This seems to have become a million-dollar question that employers want to pose to their workers, but confusion abounds regarding the legal contours of this deceptively dangerous question. Many...more
The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is the federal agency that enforces the health care privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), recently published guidance covering various...more
Executive Order Calls for Increased COVID-19 Protocols - On September 9, 2021, as part of his comprehensive COVID-19 Action Plan, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for...more
As employees return to the workplace, an increasing number of employers are asking their workers to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccinations. This has led to many questions and concerns about whether such a practice is...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) privacy rule (the “Privacy Rule”) in the...more
Since the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year, we have often fielded questions from business owners as to whether asking customers, clients, and employees about their vaccination status is in violation of...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several “Path Out of the Pandemic” initiatives designed to increase vaccination rates through workplace vaccine mandates. While the “splashiest” announcement–with potentially...more
Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would be implementing the “Key to NYC Pass” requiring that patrons and employees of certain indoor entertainment, recreation, dining and fitness...more
On May 18, 2021, the Santa Clara County Health Officer issued an order (May Order) that included a first-of-its-kind vaccination benchmarking mandate. On June 21, 2021, the Health Officer issued another order (June Order)...more
The good news is that the COVID19 pandemic appears to be on the wane. The bad news is that there is a ton of confusion and risk right now in the employment setting around masks, for employees and customers, and around...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many novel challenges and questions for employers, from administration of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) leave to managing performance of remote workers. For healthcare...more
It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and during that time more than 9,500 COVID-19 related lawsuits have been filed across the United States. Out of these 9,500 lawsuits, more than 1,800 employment-related...more
A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more
On February 24, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) announced that it will not impose penalties against covered entities or their business associates that use online...more
Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more
In the waning days of the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a number of new initiatives, including proposed HIPAA amendments, and a very recent COVID-19 related Notice of Enforcement...more