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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Rules Aim to Treat Substance Abuse Records Like Other HIPAA-Protected Health ‎Information

The rules will take effect on April 16. For years, health systems and health care providers have struggled to make sense of the rules that govern the use and disclosure of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. In...more

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HHS Finalized Part 2 Revisions: What Has Changed?

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released final rule (Final Rule)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC and OCR Take Aim at Tracking Pixels in Joint Letter Warning Hospitals and Telehealth Providers About Privacy and Security...

In July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers raising...more

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Legal Restrictions on Health Information – Beyond HIPAA

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Appropriately so, providers look first to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), to ensure that they comply with regulations regarding patients’ protected health information...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Annual Breach Notification Deadline to OCR Looming

HIPAA requires that covered entities notify the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of any breaches of unsecured protected health information that affects less than 500 individuals in a calendar year within 60 days following the...more

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