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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on Physician-Telehealth Arrangement

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On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03 (Opinion), which provided favorable guidance for physician practices seeking to contract with...more

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HHS-OIG Year in Review 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is tasked with providing objective oversight to protect the integrity and promote the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid, and more than...more

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OCR Issues Guidance to Patients and Providers on Telehealth Privacy and Security

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On October 18, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update1 containing two resource documents to help educate patients regarding privacy and security...more

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Dr. Jack of All Trades? OCR’s New Telehealth Guidance Suggests High Expectations on Providers

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On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is tasked with enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), issued two new...more

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End of the Public Health Emergency Marks End of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Practices

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) in the United States came to an end on May 11, 2023. Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that its enforcement...more

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Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Means the Beginning of the End for HIPAA Privacy and Security Enforcement...

The Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act during the...more

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COVID HIPAA Flexibilities to Expire

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has announced that several notifications of enforcement discretion issued during the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire...more

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HHS and DOJ Issue Joint Guidance on Nondiscriminatory Telehealth Practices

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​​​​​​​To coincide with the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT)...more

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White House Issues Telehealth Guidance on Substance Use Disorder Services

On June 22, 2022, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued guidance advocating for Congress and federal agencies to make permanent certain telehealth access measures for people struggling with...more

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OCR Releases Guidance on HIPAA Compliance When Providing Audio-Only Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released new guidance (the “Guidance”) to help ensure that individuals may continue to benefit from audio-only telehealth...more

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HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance to Support Audio-Only Telehealth Services

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new guidance (Guidance) on the use of remote communication technologies to deliver audio-only telehealth in accordance with...more

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HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance on Remote Communication Technologies for Audio-Only Telehealth

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), recently issued new regulatory guidance relating to covered entities’ HIPAA-compliant use of remote communication technologies for...more

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HIPAA & Telehealth: FAQs from HHS Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth

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Preparation for operations after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) have commenced. HHS released guidance on using remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth services in compliance with HIPAA. In...more

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HIPAA & Telehealth: FAQs from HHS Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth

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Preparation for operations after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) have commenced. HHS released guidance on using remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth services in compliance with HIPAA. In...more

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New Telehealth Guidance Gives Thumbs-Up to Audio-Only Services

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On June 13th, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) issued guidance advising that covered health care providers and health plans (covered entities) can provide audio-only telehealth services as long as they are...more

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HHS OIG Establishes Portal and Process to Provide Guidance on Anti-Kickback and Beneficiary Inducement Statutes During COVID-19...

The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has created an information portal and established a process to provide guidance on the application of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary...more

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