The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an executive summary (Report) outlining key enforcement activities of the Health Insurance Portability and...more
4/5/2024
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an executive summary (Report) outlining key enforcement activities of the Health Insurance Portability and...more
4/4/2024
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Data Breaches risk legal consequences—both from state and federal governments and consumers, as well as reputational harm.
Last month, MCNA—a dental benefit provider—provided notice of a data breach that exposed the...more
6/8/2023
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Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Medicaid (“ODM”) have announced multiple measures intended to increase access to healthcare for Ohioans, reduce administrative requirements for physicians and other healthcare...more
On March 17, 2020 the Ohio Department of Health issued an order (the Order) requiring all providers in the State of Ohio to cease providing all non-essential or elective surgeries and healthcare procedures. The Order applies...more