On April 9, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and not impose penalties on covered entities or...more
Digital health is a growing field that promises improved patient education, wellness, engagement, access to care, and outcomes, among other things. However, with these new technologies come unique regulatory concerns that...more
9/11/2015
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Business Associates ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Digital Health ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-Splitting ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medicare ,
PHI ,
Physicians ,
Privacy Laws ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth
As of early December 2014, 1,170 security breaches under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving 31 million records had been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
1/26/2015
/ Audits ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Encryption ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
OCR ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation