The Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") has turned its focus on individuals' right to timely access to their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Settling eight enforcement actions this year, the OCR...more
Today the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources announced that a Georgia orthopedic clinic agreed to pay $1.5 million and adopt a two-year corrective action plan to settle potential...more
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As we previously reported, on August 7, 2020, the Florida Board of Medicine (the “Board”) considered a petition for declaratory statement filed in response to Florida’s new pelvic exam laws. The petition sought clarification...more
An experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) that I know, used to ask this question to new employees. He would generally receive answers that would suggest that you could possibly get $100 at a pawn shop....more
As of July 1, 2020, a new law, section 456.51, Florida Statutes, which imposes additional consent requirements on health care providers performing pelvic examinations, goes into effect. Under the plain language of the new...more
Florida State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., pursuant to authority delegated to him by Florida Governor Ron Desantis, issued Department of Health Emergency Order #20-002 (“Emergency Order”). In the Emergency Order,...more