On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed sweeping changes to the rules that govern use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) about patients receiving substance...more
1/23/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Patient Rights ,
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PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Substance Abuse
As a follow up to our legal alert posted on April 7, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") announced that it is accepting applications for its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program as of April 13, 2020. As a...more
4/16/2020
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Emergency Response ,
FCC ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
OCR ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
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Public Health ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers
At the same time as the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted final rules to establish a multi-year telehealth pilot program entitled the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” the commission released a Report and Order,...more
4/8/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Lenders ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Equipment ,
Medical Monitoring ,
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Telecommunications ,
Telehealth