INTRODUCTION - On 10 December 2020, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) issued Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove...more
In this week’s episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Hannah Maroney discuss a string of recent HIPAA enforcement actions which demonstrate that the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA, is...more
8/20/2020
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Business Associates Agreement (BAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Parent Corporation ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Third-Party Service Provider
In the context of an evolving COVID-19 response, there have between two notable regulatory developments relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) since the guidance issued by the Department...more