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FAQ: What Medical Practices Need to Know Regarding Communicating with Patients via Telephone and Text

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Every day, physicians, medical practice managers, and administrative professionals call their trusted attorneys with a "quick question" about the legality of a new approach to ensure patients come to their appointments on...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

HIPAA & Telemedicine in Texas: Are Audio-Only Telemedicine Services Allowed?

In June 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new guidance on the use of remote communication technologies to deliver audio-only telemedicine in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2021

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The pace of impact through digital health in 2021 is off to a rapid start—be it the number of transactions, the numerous legislative proposals and actions, or the focused attention of enforcement bodies. Given the accelerated...more

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Vital Signs Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2021

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Note from the Editors - Digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of the health care and life sciences industry—from electronic health records and telemedicine, to diagnostics and therapeutics augmented by...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HIPAA 2021 – What Can We Expect?

As we’re all painfully aware, public health issues dominated 2020 and with the country’s attention focused on COVID-19 testing, status, transmission and care, HIPAA went mainstream. Health information became critical not only...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The COVID-19 Telehealth Boom Might be Here to Stay, but HIPAA Flexibility Might Not

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One of the many changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic may be the permanent expansion of telehealth. According to a recent study, the US telehealth market is expected to witness 80% year-over-year growth in 2020. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

HIPAA Regulator Relaxes Enforcement for Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Crisis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a notification of enforcement discretion, announcing that it would not...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19: New York’s Medicaid Expansion of Telehealth During the State of Emergency

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On March 23, 2020, the New York State (NYS) Department of Health issued updated guidance regarding use of telehealth by Medicaid providers, Comprehensive Guidance Regarding Use of Telehealth including Telephonic Services...more

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Providers Permitted to Use Video Chat Applications During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Recognizing the need to empower healthcare providers to reach those most at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently issued a notification announcing...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Help Is on the Way for Telehealth: Loosened HIPAA Enforcement

Telehealth is an essential tool in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in treating other ailments during this time. The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a...more

Alston & Bird

Congress Further Expands Medicare Telehealth Benefits with the CARES Act

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Our Health Care Group discusses the just-signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and what it means for telehealth in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. - Telehealth expansion during...more

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OCR Releases FAQ: Update To March 17 Telehealth Waiver Announcement

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On March 20, 2020 OCR released a Frequently Asked Questions list to help further clarify its March 17th Waiver. In the FAQ, OCR clarifies that the waiver not only allows providers to utilize platforms that do not comply with...more

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Coronavirus: Significant HIPAA Relief in Telehealth Context Due to COVID-19 Response

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There is no question that COVID-19 has brought unprecedented change to our world. The temporary relaxation of HIPAA's requirements is one of many examples of the government's efforts to address the public's health care needs...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Industry Regulators Implement Big Changes to Support Telehealth During COVID-19

Key Points - This Katten advisory synthesizes several recent major developments impacting the delivery of telehealth services by health care providers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. We cover - - Key steps taken by the...more

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Coronavirus: HHS Announces Limited Waivers of HIPAA Penalties and Sanctions

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On March 16 and 17, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced limited waivers of penalties and sanctions with respect to certain HIPAA requirements due to the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Using Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19

The Telehealth Services During Certain Emergency Periods Act of 2020 (the “Act”) is part of the larger bipartisan Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. The Act gives the Secretary of...more

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