Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections
What's the Tea in L&E? Can You Share An Employee's Medical Info?
Healthcare Document Retention
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 190: Healthcare Tech and Human Resources with Shannon Frazier, HR Executive Director at Lenovo
The Chartwell Chronicles: Occupational Exposure Claims
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Integra Med Analytics LLC et al. v. Providence Health & Services et al.
Hospice Audit Series | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process
2022 Resolutions: What Healthcare Practices Need To Tackle In the New Year
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Compliance Perspective: What's New in Healthcare Privacy
Workers' Compensation Academy: The Smoking Gun: Importance of Investigation in Insurance & Workers’ Compensation
From NC State to Changing the State of Health Information Networks, with Medicom Technologies’ Malcolm Benitz
Protecting Patient Medical Records
Exploring Digitization of Health and Medical Data and Records Part Two
Patient Records Requests: What You Need to Know
Technology in Healthcare
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
The job of parenting can be consuming with the drive to protect children in all circumstances, including the unthinkable. However, the topic of estate planning for children still looms large on the mind of most parents....more
Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
The Ohio Department of Health (the “Department”) published its 2025 Medical Records Price Index in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code which sets forth that the fees charged for the copying of medical records may be...more
New York State appears poised to become the fourth state to explicitly regulate consumer health data not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)....more
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
The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy went into effect on June 24, 2024. The 2024 Final Rule strengthens privacy protections for medical records and other health information related to...more
Medical record retrieval is critical to a wide variety of legal disputes. These include cases directly about healthcare-related concerns alongside others that could depend on facts proven through the types of medical records...more
23andMe agreed to pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information...more
Earlier this year, the US Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released updated regulations governing the use and disclosure of substance use disorder records, referred to as “Part 2.” The Part 2 rules protect...more
On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) which included provisions requiring the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) to better align the federal...more
The revamped Health Breach Notification Rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took effect on July 29, 2024, expanding consumer privacy protections to the users of online health platforms and health and wellness apps. Our...more
To protect patients seeking addiction treatment, the federal government passed strict regulations limiting the disclosure of substance abuse patient records. Substance abuse treatment programs must not only comply with the...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued its Final Rule to modify HIPAA “to support reproductive health care privacy.” The Final Rule is in response to Executive...more
On February 8, 2024, the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) were revised in part to increase patient protection and streamline patient consent...more
Today the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules published in December of 2022 changing the requirements for handling SUD patient information governed by 45 CFR part 2 (Part 2)....more
Join us for an exciting online event, "Health Care Data Privacy: When Nightmares Become Reality." This one-hour live webinar is a must-attend for anyone in the health care industry responsible for safeguarding health...more
Some documents you collect during discovery and litigation preparation are straightforward—like deeds, trial transcripts, or insurance policies. Medical records, on the other hand, are not always as simple. From tracking...more
A legal case that involves any type of injury, illness, or healthcare means accessing medical records, either for your client or the opposition. Regardless of whether you use them for direct evidence or background...more
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
The European Health Data Space Regulation (still a proposal) will bring huge changes to the handling and possibilities of electronic health records in the European Union. It will create a common environment, with...more
Amid the ongoing proliferation of headlines about the mental health crisis in the United States, of which substance use disorder is a large part, the recent issuance by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has proposed amendments to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Rule, 42 C.F.R. part 2 (the "Part 2 Rule") with a comment deadline of January 31....more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed to significantly revise rules governing patient records in substance use disorder (SUD) programs, commonly known as the Part 2 rules, with important...more
Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 10 (October, 2022) - Thirty Democratic senators led by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., have called on HHS to strengthen federal privacy protections under HIPAA to broadly restrict providers...more