The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), which enforces HIPAA, recently announced a new enforcement initiative, the Risk Analysis Initiative, in conjunction with OCR’s seventh...more
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
A popular saying is that it takes 21 days to form a habit and about 66 days on average for a behavior to become automatic. If that is correct, the three-year period of unprecedented waivers and flexibilities in the provision...more
With 2023 underway, healthcare providers and other “covered entities,” as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), should be mindful of the upcoming annual reporting deadline for small...more
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced three more resolution agreements settling alleged violations of the HIPAA right of access. These agreements bring...more
In the wake of the presidential declaration of the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new guidance document on October...more