Recently, the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) announced that it would be resuming the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Audit program established by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (the “Act”). The audits will focus on the HIPAA security rule which establishes…
Category Archives: EHR
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HHS Reports on HIPAA Compliance and Areas That Need Improvement
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD On February 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) shared two Reports to Congress for 2021 on HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information. The purpose of supplying this information was to assist in…
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No Surprises Act: What Providers Should Know About the New Patient Protection Legislation
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 (116th), better known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law. Included therein, was a key consumer protection law designed to shield patients from receiving unexpected, and often exorbitant, out-of-network medical bills. Effective as of January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act…
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Information Blocking and Health IT Certification Requirements: Compliance dates and timeframes extended in response to COVID-19
By: Cristina N. Hyde, J.D. Many of our clients have been reaching out in recent weeks with questions regarding the Information Blocking and Health IT Certification requirement more commonly known as “Open Notes”. Originally scheduled to go into effect today, this requirement, as well as many other specific requirements of 21st century Cures Act Final…