Leading health authorities have increasingly emphasized how non-medical factors such as socioeconomic status, education, employment, housing, food security, and community support have an outsized impact on health outcomes. By...more
3/28/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Payor Contracts ,
Reimbursements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Stark Law
Proposed changes to the federal substance use disorder law will increase provider efficiency and alignment with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In a move that seeks to decrease administrative...more
Many California health care providers, including hospitals and physician groups, will soon be required to sign on to California’s first-ever statewide data sharing agreement governing the exchange of health and social...more
7/26/2022
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Compliance ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Data-Sharing ,
Exchange of Information ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Medi-Cal ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Right-To-Access ,
Social Services ,
State Health Departments
On July 15, 2020, a final rule revising the federal regulations governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (also known as 42 C.F.R. Part 2 or Part 2) was published. The revised rule will implement...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by the Senate on March 25, 2020 would make fundamental changes to the federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, implemented at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 that governs...more
Recently proposed changes to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance-use disorder patient records (Part 2) would all but eliminate the most significant and intractable barrier to sharing protected...more
New federal regulations published on January 3, 2018, clarify when lawful holders of substance-use disorder records may use and disclose patient identifying information for payment, health care operations, and audits and...more
1/15/2018
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Consent ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
Mental Health ,
New Regulations ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
SAMHSA ,
Subcontractors ,
Substance Abuse
A final rule published on January 18 implements the first major revisions to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance-use disorder patient records (Part 2) since 1987. It finalizes a proposal from...more
1/31/2017
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Consent ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
Mental Health ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
SAMHSA ,
Scientific Research ,
Substance Abuse