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CMS Seeks Healthcare Industry Input on Future of Digital Health

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Comments on the RFI, due by June 16, present a rare opportunity to shape future technology standards, reporting requirements, and business opportunities....more

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HHS Proposes Amendments to HIPAA that Protect Reproductive Health Care Information in Wake of Dobbs

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Introduction - Following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade, the federal government, pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order (the EO) took several steps...more

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FTC Proposes Changes to Clarify the Health Breach Notification Rule’s Applicability to Health Apps and Other Evolving Technologies

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On May 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the HBNR or the Rule), including clarifying the rule’s applicability to health apps and other similar technologies. These...more

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OCR’s Proposed Rule Finds Fertile Ground for Enhanced Reproductive Privacy Protection

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a proposed rule on April 17, 2023, to amend provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to strengthen...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 23, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ... ...more

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FTC’s 20th Public Meeting - Privacy, Privacy and More Privacy

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It has been a while since we last gathered for one of the monthly public meetings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission). Clearly, the monthly nature of the meetings is questionable, but then again, there are...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OCR Proposes Amendments to HIPAA to Safeguard Reproductive Health Care Information in the Wake of Dobbs

Walking a middle path, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published proposed amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule on April 17, 2023, to further safeguard the privacy of reproductive health care information. This comes in...more

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Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Strengthening PHI Protections for Reproductive Health Care Information Have Broad...

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On April 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A...more

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HHS Proposes HIPAA Changes to Protect Reproductive Health Information

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Proposed Rule) on April 12, 2023, proposing amendments to the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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HIPAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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On April 12, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice” or “NPRM”) to solicit comments on proposed modifications to the HIPAA...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

HHS Seeks to Strengthen Protections of Confidential Reproductive Health Information with Proposed Changes to HIPAA

On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that seeks to enhance safeguards of reproductive health care information through changes to the...more

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HHS Proposes Rule to Align Part 2 Records and HIPAA

On November 28, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to modify the confidentiality protections of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patient treatment records under 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2)...more

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How to Maintain Patient Privacy when Digitally Transferring Medical Information

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The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently published a document for public comments entitled, “Protecting Patients’ Privacy When Transferring Medical Information via Digital Devices and Undesignated Software.”...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

More Time for Filing Comments on Proposed HIPAA Changes

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a 45-day extension of the comment period for proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The deadline for submitting comments now has been pushed from...more

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Proposed HIPAA Changes to Promote Coordinated Care

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Privacy revisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may be on the horizon, with some potential changes that could benefit both patients and the healthcare industry. Other changes, if...more

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Entities of All Types Should Consider Commenting on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule by August 20, 2020

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On May 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published its decennial request for public comment (the “RFC”) on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (the “HBN Rule”)....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 6 (June 2020): A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a patient’s claim that a hospital is vicariously liable for the actions of a medical assistant who accessed the patient’s...more

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HHS Releases Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for 2020-2025

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

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CMS Requests Comments on Proposal to Require Providers to Disclose Price Information

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On March 4, 2019, HHS published a proposed rule, which includes a request for public comment on the implications of requiring providers to make public disclosures of price information for the services they perform. The 21st...more

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OCR Highlights - March 2019

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) was hard at work at the end of 2018—emphasizing the active efforts we have seen for the past few years from OCR. Below is a brief summary of some...more

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Deadline Approaching to Submit Comments on Potential Updates to HIPAA in Response to Agency Request for Information

There are less than two weeks left to submit comments regarding potential updates to the privacy, security and breach notification regulations adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and...more

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Modifying the HIPAA Rules: The Next Leg in HHS’s Sprint to Coordinated Care

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On December 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments on potential modifications to the HIPAA Rules focused on...more

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OCR Seeks Feedback for Modifying HIPAA Rules to Promote Efficiency and Reduce Burdens Placed Upon Covered Entities

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on modification of the Privacy and Security Rules under the Health...more

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Happy New Year! Potential Changes to HIPAA Requirements on the Horizon

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On December 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), requested public comments on potential changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s...more

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A 2019 L&E Forecast for In-House Counsel, Part I: A Workplace Safety Issue on the Horizon

In 2019, general counsels can expect the debate to rage on over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposal to rescind the requirement that large employers electronically submit information from OSHA...more

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