President Biden announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) will expire on May 11, 2023. During the PHE, federal agencies were permitted to grant blanket waivers for certain health care...more
A recent Connecticut Appellate Court decision highlights the importance of health care provider attention to subpoenas involving patient information. In January 2018, our office published a summary of a then-recent...more
In response to COVID-19 vaccination mandates and employer-mandated vaccination policies, federal agencies continue to issue guidance. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Health and Human...more
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We are just weeks away from portions of the Office of the National Coordinator’s (“ONC”) Information Blocking Final Rule (“Final Rule”) going into effect on November 2, 2020. While the Final Rule applies to health care...more
Based on the decision in a recent Connecticut Supreme Court case, patients may now sue physicians for breaching confidentiality. Previously, Connecticut did not recognize breach of confidentiality as a cause of action. ...more
On December 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Survey and Certification Memorandum (S&C Memo) to clarify CMS’ position that it prohibits physicians and health care providers from texting...more
Providers Beware: OCR Published Three HIPAA Settlements in Two Weeks, Signaling a Ramp Up of HIPAA Enforcement Activity:
Make sure risk assessments, business associate agreements and policies & procedures are in place...more
If company executives are discussing the terms listed above, then their company is likely to have experienced better days. However, if the executives are in the "C Suite" or are the Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer and/or...more