Data Privacy
12.28.20
06.30.20
What are the legal risks of telemedicine implementation? A health care provider shares insight into the experience of telemedicine implementation during COVID-19 as well as future challenges.
Category Health Care
06.19.20
OCR issues new guidance for contacting COVID-19 survivors about...
The HIPAA regulations permit the use of protected health information for patient outreach to help treat others with COVID-19.
Category Data Privacy
05.08.20
Restrictions on media access to protected health information...
On May 5, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance for covered health care providers regarding media access to patients’ protected health information (PHI) in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Category Data Privacy
05.04.20
DOL, Treasury and HHS release joint regulations extending...
DOL, Treasury and HHS issued joint regulations extending ERISA-related compliance deadlines in the event of a public health emergency.
Category Benefits
04.29.20
Massachusetts allows virtual notarization during the COVID-19...
In Massachusetts, If you need a document notarized during the COVID-19 state of emergency, you have the option of an in-person notarization or remote online notarization.
Category Trusts And Estates
04.07.20
OCR will not penalize health care vendors for certain...
OCR allows HIPAA business associates to share protected health information for public health and health oversight purposes during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Category Data Privacy
03.10.20
Latest OCR settlement reminds HIPAA-regulated entities to...
A medical practice’s failure to conduct a security risk analysis, failure to implement a risk management plan, and failure to execute a business associate agreement with a vendor leads to a HIPAA penalty.
Category Data Privacy
12.12.19
Breach Triggers $1.6M Penalty for HIPAA Violations
In November 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights imposed a $1.6M civil money penalty on the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Aging and Disability Services for HIPAA violations.
Category Data Privacy
