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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Privacy and Security Considerations of Mounting the “21st Century Healthcare Experience” Promised by the CMS HealthTech Ecosystem

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At a recent “Make HealthTech Great Again” event, the White House and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of a digital health technology ecosystem in partnership with private sector...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations Modified to Align with HIPAA

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After more than a year since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the proposed changes to the...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Information Blocking FAQs – The April 5th Implementation Deadline Has Passed; What Providers Need to Know

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Monday, April 5th, marked the deadline for compliance with the information blocking regulations implemented by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).  As a follow-up to our earlier FAQs on these new...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

New ‘Information Blocking’ Compliance Obligations Take Effect April 5, 2021

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The 21st Century Cures Act (Act) and a recently adopted final rule by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will now prohibit...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Amid Release of Framework, HHS Pledges Access to Records, Privacy, Interoperability

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Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 2 (February 2020)  - The year is still young, but the federal government has announced a potentially far-reaching privacy effort that should catch HIPAA compliance officers’ attention. And...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Increased Interoperability of Health Information: Two New Proposed Rules

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed two new rules designed to increase patient and provider access to health records. As stated by HHS in its press release, the proposed rules “will...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Provider Confusion and Interoperability Concerns Prompt OCR and ONC to Release Guidance on PHI Sharing

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Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (“ONC”) and the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released two fact sheets regarding permitted uses and disclosures...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

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Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

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