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Ballard Spahr LLP

2024 HIPAA Developments

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Over the course of the past few months, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), both of which are divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and...more

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President Biden's AI EO: Key Takeaways for Health Care & Life Sciences

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Key Points - President Biden’s eagerly-awaited executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) tasks the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) with promoting responsible AI innovation, development and use,...more

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HHS OCR/ONC Announce Latest Version of Security Risk Assessment Tool

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have released version 3.4 of their Security Risk Assessment...more

Burr & Forman

Focus on Electronic Health Information

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There have been several recent governmental actions which highlight the balance between securing electronic patient information and the need for interoperability and appropriate exchange of such information. This article will...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Have You Updated Your HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Lately?

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Last week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) hosted a webinar on the HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool (SRA Tool or the Tool). The...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security

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Our podcast series features AGG attorneys and guests discussing challenges they’ve encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the Technology industry. While all topics will have a legal...more

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Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations Address Technology Advances, Tighten Rules for EHR Contributions, and Promote...

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Fraud and abuse regulations have been adapted to meet today’s technology for electronic data, promoting cooperation among health care providers for the exchange of health information and the protection of such information...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2020

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Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Amid Release of Framework, HHS Pledges Access to Records, Privacy, Interoperability

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Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 2 (February 2020)  - The year is still young, but the federal government has announced a potentially far-reaching privacy effort that should catch HIPAA compliance officers’ attention. And...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 28, Number 40. News Briefs - November 2019 #2

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Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 28, Number 40. (November 11, 2019) - - In a new Medicare compliance review, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Angels Care Home Health in Salina, Kansas, didn’t comply with...more

Baker Donelson

Changes to the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool Require Attention

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The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an updated Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool this week. All covered entities and business...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2018: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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We expect 2018 to be another year of rapid change within the health care industry. In this episode, Mary Beth Johnston highlights some of the key topics that the health care practice group will monitor in the coming year,...more

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Office of the National Coordinator Issues Guidance After NotPetya Attack

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Following the most recent ransomware attack, known as NotPetya, (among other nicknames), many health care entities were victims of the ransomware, which prompted the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to issue guidance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Office of the National Coordinator Releases Guidance on Recent International Ransomware Campaign

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With the news of the newest international ransomware campaign that is currently affecting some organizations within the Health Care sector, it is important to not only educate staff on necessary precautions, but also be aware...more

McAfee & Taft

Healthcare Records Held Hostage: When ransomware attacks

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Imagine for a moment that your hospital or physician practice suddenly cannot access its electronic medical records. There hasn’t been a natural disaster. No, instead you are inexplicably staring at a computer screen from an...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

“Interoperable” Healthcare Data Will Be a Tempting Target

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At a panel during last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Edith Ramirez, chair of the Federal Trade Commission – America’s top privacy regulator – said she would not wear a Fitbit personal fitness tracker. “I...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Back to School – HIPAA 101

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After a summer that saw major data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management and UCLA Health System, this fall is a great time to take your organization back to school on HIPAA compliance and data security. Here are...more

King & Spalding

Also In the News - Data, Privacy, & Security Practice Report - May 2015

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ONC Releases Updated Guide To Privacy And Security of Electronic Health Information ? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) recently released Version 2.0 of the Guide to Privacy and...more

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Revised Guidance for Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information Released by Government

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) has released a revised Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information (the “Guide”), which is intended to be a resource for...more

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