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Stoel Rives - Health Law Insider®

Managing Evolving Risks of Digital Primary Care: Ask Questions

Telemedicine Risks Have Evolved - In the early days of telemedicine, lawyers routinely counseled physicians on the “big risks,” which included...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Navigating the Legal Boundaries of Telehealth

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It may seem like telehealth emerged overnight during the COVID 19 pandemic. However, telemedicine has been developing for centuries....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Digital Health 101: OCR Issues Resources to Educate Patients on Telehealth, PHI

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On October 18, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two resource documents to help explain the privacy and security risks to patients’ protected health...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OCR and FTC Issue Warning to Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers about Tracking Technologies

On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)announced they were sending a joint letter to approximately 130 unidentified hospital...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Midsummer’s Review – Cybersecurity Is the Word: HIPAA Enforcement and Guidance Trends

Summer is in full swing, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is doing anything but taking a vacation from HIPAA. In May and June, OCR issued five resolution agreements...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Not What the Doctor Ordered: GoodRx to Pay $1.5 Million in FTC’s First Enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule

The Federal Trade Commission earlier this month undertook an enforcement action against online pharmacy and telehealth provider GoodRx, in the latest example of the agency seriously pursuing its role as the nation’s de facto...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

BakerHostetler

Life Sciences: Connected Medical Devices in the Cloud During COVID-19

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The Pandemic has fast-tracked the use of telehealth services. Hussein Akhavannik discusses how medical device companies are looking to add to or expand remote monitoring capabilities. However, some capabilities raise legal...more

Fisher Phillips

The Intersection of Technology And Patient Privacy In The COVID-19 Landscape (And Beyond)

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Employers in the healthcare industry are no strangers to change. After all, you are constantly adapting to cutting-edge medical technologies to improve and expand patient care, reform health inequities, advance care...more

Burr & Forman

HIPAA “Relaxation” During COVID-19

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Over the past several months, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), the entity responsible for compliance with and enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

COVID-19 Update: New guidance on HIPAA issues

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Several important announcements have been made recently to address HIPAA rules during the COVID-19 national emergency....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HIPAA and COVID-19: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Responding to the COVID-19 national public health emergency, on March 13, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exercised the authority granted by Section 1135 of the Social Security...more

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COVID-19 Update: Telehealth – waiver of HIPAA requirements and expanded flexibility

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On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance regarding telehealth services to allow greater flexibility of use during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

PHI on the Cloud and White Label Covered Entities: HIPAA Challenges for Telemedicine Providers

Both telemedicine providers and technology companies that serve the telehealth industry face some unique and sometimes complicated challenges dealing with HIPAA, especially as it relates to the storage, transmission, and use...more

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