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Ep. 75 – Back to Basics: Understanding a Patient’s Right to Request an Accounting of Disclosures

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Our Back-to-Basics series celebrates back-to-school season by taking a fresh look at some basic compliance obligations....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections

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Host Nick Healey welcomes to the show Deb Wade, who serves as the medical staff coordinator at a large rural hospital, to discuss the confidentiality and privilege protections that medical staff routinely encounter as they...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR Loses Staff, Faces Move to New ‘Enforcement’ Office; Will HIPAA Focus, Independence Suffer?

Today, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of the Office of Inspector General and Office of General Counsel, one of just a dozen or so agencies reporting directly to the secretary....more

Morris James LLP

How to Ask the Right Questions During Medical Visits

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Medical visits can be overwhelming, especially when faced with complex diagnoses, unfamiliar medical jargon, or time constraints. However, being proactive during your appointment is critical to ensuring your health concerns...more

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How Can Healthcare Providers Respond to Online Patient Reviews Without Violating HIPAA?

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Current and potential patients are taking to the internet to share opinions and make decisions about healthcare providers. Good reviews can convert prospective healthcare consumers into patients, while bad reviews,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hackers Increasingly Leveraging Threats to Patients to Pressure Health Organizations to Pay Ransom

Cyberhackers—potentially frustrated by their limited ability to extort ransom from health care entities in attacks—have started extorting the patients themselves, threatening them with the release of information or...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Legislation Shakes Up the Florida Healthcare Landscape

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The 2023 Florida legislative session came to a close on May 5, 2023. The Legislature was very active and passed approximately 200 bills, including several that will impact the healthcare regulatory landscape. Once approved by...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

OCR Issues New HIPAA Guidance for Covered Entities Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients for Plasma Donations

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued updated guidance on contacting former COVID-19 patients about blood plasma donation in light of the privacy protections...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, including the use of algorithms and computer software to analyze complex data and perform certain decision making functions without direct human involvement, are rapidly developing in...more

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What Exactly Can I Tell the Cops about the Patient with a Gun?

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As a healthcare provider, it can be extremely difficult to assess when you should reach out to law enforcement for assistance managing patients. There is a wide array of laws which impact how you communicate with law...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Protecting Patient Information in Bankruptcy Cases

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In this episode, Margaret Westbrook discusses privacy issues that may affect health care providers when filing proofs of claim in the bankruptcy court. Given the potential for public access of these records, it is important...more

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New Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Final Rules

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The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) published a Final Rule on January 3, 2018 making further changes to federal rules governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more

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CMS Memo on Texting Patient Information

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CMS issued a memo to state survey agency directors on December 28, 2017, to clarify CMS’s position on texting patient information. The memo, which indicates that it is effective “immediately,” states that CMS prohibits...more

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