On 12 September 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) that significantly modified the standards, procedures, and requirements...more
In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Martin Folliard discuss cybersecurity threats faced by health care organizations and a new federal research agency initiative to help create security tools to protect the US health care...more
On 27 June 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted its long-awaited final rule (CMP Final Rule) related to the federal information blocking regulations and the...more
SUMMARY - The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS) is proposing changes to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HHS's proposed changes...more
BACKGROUND - As we noted in prior health care alerts in 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) significantly overhauled the federal law that governs the confidentiality of substance use...more
On 28 June 2022, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra directed the Office for Civil...more
As the explosion of telemedicine continues during and, as many expect, after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), state laws and regulations that affect the delivery of telemedicine services continue to expand and...more