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
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Williams Mullen’s Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities...more
Williams Mullen’s Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities...more
In the third episode of HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen, health care attorneys Rebecca Ivey and Nathan Kottkamp discuss the importance of health care providers evaluating their use of telehealth during the pandemic in order...more
In this episode of HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen, Health Care Partners Rebecca Ivey and Nathan Kottkamp comment on a recent lawsuit in which a cyberattack is alleged to have been a cause of a baby’s death and the risks that...more
In the second episode of HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen, health care attorneys Rebecca Ivey and Nathan Kottkamp discuss what health care providers can do to mitigate the significant risks associated with ransomware...more
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported four new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcement actions. After a multi-month hiatus...more