Change Healthcare Cyberattack -
On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare—a healthcare technology company owned by UnitedHealth Group—issued a statement that it had been impacted by a ransomware attack. According to Change...more
Halloween or HIPAA: Which is Scarier?
HIPAA and the Pandemic -
Telehealth:
- On Friday, March 20, 2020, OCR announced it will “exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with...more
10/29/2020
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure ,
First Responders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Hospitals ,
New Guidance ,
Notification Requirements ,
OCR ,
Patient Access ,
Patients ,
PHI ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth ,
Virus Testing
The coronavirus and Covid-19 are impacting everything and everyone, and certainly health information privacy. Here is a useful summary of health information issues to be mindful of from HHS OCR on HIPAA privacy and the...more
Physicians Talking With Their Domestic Partners About Patients -
? Health care institutions often require that physicians and medical students click through annual online modules or attend lectures about HIPAA.
- But...more
11/4/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
New Rules ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
SAMHSA
On October 3, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed the final version of H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or the “SUPPORT for Patients and...more
On December 5, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule titled “Requirements for Medicare Incentive Reward Program and Provider Enrollment” (“the Rule”). The Rule implemented several...more
On February 1, 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) Final Rule, implementing Section 1128G of the Social Security Act.
The...more
2/8/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Medicare ,
Payment Records ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Sunshine Act ,
Teaching Hospitals